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Pterospathodus pennatus pennatus

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Balognathidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Pterospathodus pennatus pennatus Walliser

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
RankNameAuthor
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
familyBalognathidaeHass 1959
genusPterospathodus
speciespennatus()
subspeciespennatusWalliser 1964

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.

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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: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9Greenland Pterospathodus pennatus (183221 183222 183226 183286)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Greenland Pterospathodus pennatus (183012 183020 183021 183022 183228)