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Plectospathodus extensus

Conodonta - Conodontophorida

Taxonomy
Plectospathodus extensus was named by Rhodes (1953).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. alternatus, P. elegans, P. flexuosus, P. irregularis, P. robustus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Plectospathodus extensus Rhodes
1962Plectospathodus extensus Ethington and Furnish p. 1281 figs. Pl 173, fig 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
RankNameAuthor
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
suborderOzarkodininaDzik 1976
genusPlectospathodus
speciesextensusRhodes 1953

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Plectospathodus extensus Rhodes 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitec
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 07:48:42
Modified: 2010-02-12 04:00:46
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Llandovery to the top of the Late/Upper Devonian or 443.10000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Kentucky) Plectospathodus extensus (181745 181832 181834 181835 181844)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Ohio) Plectospathodus extensus (182049 182050 182053 182126)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Malaysia Plectospathodus extensus (181688)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Greece (Chios) Plectospathodus extensus (222760)
Silurian - Late/Upper Devonian443.1 - 358.86Greece (Chios) Plectospathodus extensus (222767)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Australia (Victoria) Plectospathodus extensus (25641)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7USA (Missouri) Plectospathodus extensus (180195 181026)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.0 - 419.62Western Sahara Plectospathodus extensus (209258 209259 209260 209262)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Russian Federation Plectospathodus extensus (239634)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Morocco Plectospathodus extensus (13934)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Morocco Plectospathodus extensus (13935 13936)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia (Prague) Plectospathodus extensus (12068 12072)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Australia (New South Wales) Plectospathodus extensus (24900)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia Plectospathodus extensus (13895)
Lochkovian - Emsian419.62 - 393.47Thailand Plectospathodus extensus (13995)
Late/Upper Devonian - Carboniferous382.31 - 298.9Greece (Chios) Plectospathodus extensus (222755 222756)
Late/Upper Devonian - Middle Triassic382.31 - 237.0Greece (Chios) Plectospathodus extensus (222759)