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Wurmiella polinclinata

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Spathognathodontodae

Taxonomy
Spathognathodus polinclinatus was named by Nicoll and Rexroad (1968). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Ozarkodina polinclinata by Klapper and Murphy (1974); it was recombined as Wurmiella polinclinata by McAdams et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Spathognathodus polinclinatus Nicoll and Rexroad
1974Ozarkodina polinclinata Klapper and Murphy
2017Wurmiella polinclinata McAdams et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
RankNameAuthor
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
familySpathognathodontodaeHass 1959
genusWurmiella
speciespolinclinata()

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.

Wurmiella polinclinata Nicoll and Rexroad 1968
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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 Telychian to the top of the Homerian or 438.60000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections (62 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill - Wenlock449.5 - 426.7Canada (Nunavut) Ozarkodina polinclinata (188126)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Ohio) Spathognathodus polinclinatus (181743 182043 182044 182045 182046 182049 182051 182052 182122 182123 182124 182126 182127)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Kentucky) Spathognathodus polinclinatus (181734 181739 181740 181744 181751 181757 181798 181800 181805 181809 181827 181828 181829 181830 181831 181832 181834 181835 181836 181837 181838 181839)
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9Canada (Manitoba) Ozarkodina polinclinata (177648)
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9USA (Wisconsin) Ozarkodina polinclinata (2844)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Iowa) Ozarkodina polinclinata (178704 178706 178707 178708 178709 178710 178711 178712 178713 178715 178716)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Utah) Wurmiella polinclinata (185620)
Sheinwoodian - Homerian432.9 - 426.7Canada (Manitoba) Ozarkodina polinclinata (177649)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Canada (Ontario) Ozarkodina polinclinata (743 744 745)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (New York) Ozarkodina polinclinata (741 742 766 767 768 779 780 781)