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Smithodus clarki

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Gondolellidae

Taxonomy
Smithodus clarki was named by Buryi (1989). Its type specimen is DVGi Ex. 2B-10 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is River Rudnaya at Dalnegorsk (Sample P-240), which is in an Olenekian/Anisian marine horizon in the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Smithodus clarki Buryi

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
RankNameAuthor
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
familyGondolellidaeLindstrom 1970
subfamilyNeogondolellinaeHirsch 1994
genusSmithodusBudurov et al. 1988
speciesclarki

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.

†Smithodus clarki Buryi 1989
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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: Aberhan 1992, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Olenekian to the top of the Anisian or 249.90000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian - Anisian249.9 - 241.464Russian Federation (Primorsky Krai) Smithodus clarki (type locality: 202945)