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Aphelognathus pyramidalis

Conodonta - Conodontophorida

Taxonomy
Zygognathus pyramidalis was named by Branson et al. (1951).

It was recombined as Aphelognathus pyramidalis by Armstrong (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Zygognathus pyramidalis Branson et al.
1990Aphelognathus pyramidalis Armstrong

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
RankNameAuthor
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
suborderPrioniodininaSweet 1988
genusAphelognathus
speciespyramidalis(Branson et al. 1951)

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.

Aphelognathus pyramidalis Branson et al. 1951
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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: Katian or 452.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1Russian Federation (Severnaya Zemlya) Aphelognathus pyramidalis (178073 178075 178076 178077)
Chatfieldian - Edenian453.8 - 450.2Canada (Manitoba) Aphelognathus pyramidalis (177630)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China Aphelognathus pyramidalis (187385)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Greenland Aphelognathus pyramidalis (182390 182391 182392 182455 182457 182977 183125)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) Aphelognathus pyramidalis (177631 177632 177633 177644 177645)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Québec) Aphelognathus pyramidalis (24569)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Québec) Aphelognathus pyramidalis (24566 24571 24572 24573)
Gamachian445.5 - 443.1Canada (Manitoba) Aphelognathus pyramidalis (177634)