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Paragondolella excelsa

Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Gondolellidae

Taxonomy
Paragondolella excelsa was named by Mosher (1968).

It was recombined as Gondolella excelsa by Mock (1971); it was recombined as Metapolygnathus excelsa by Mosher (1973); it was recombined as Neogondolella excelsa by Mietto and Petroni (1979).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. eotrammeri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Paragondolella excelsa Mosher
1971Gondolella excelsa Mock
1973Metapolygnathus excelsa Mosher
1979Neogondolella excelsa Mietto and Petroni
1989Paragondolella excelsa Buryi

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumConodontophorida()
RankNameAuthor
classConodontaPander 1856
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
familyGondolellidaeLindstrom 1970
subfamilyNeogondolellinaeHirsch 1994
genusParagondolellaMosher 1968
speciesexcelsaMosher 1968

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.

†Paragondolella excelsa Mosher 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitec
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
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Ladinian or 259.90000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greece (Attica) Gondolella excelsa (190566)
Olenekian - Carnian251.2 - 228.0Greece Gondolella excelsa (222729)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Greece (Hydra) Gondolella excelsa (222735 222743 222744 222747)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland Paragondolella excelsa (217316 217328 217329)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Greece Gondolella excelsa (222736)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation (Primorsky Krai) Neogondolella excelsa (220626)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Yemen Paragondolella excelsa (194526 194530 194532 194535)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation (Primorsky Krai) Neogondolella excelsa (220625)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Greece (Hydra) Gondolella excelsa (222737 222739 222740)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Greece Gondolella excelsa (222710)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Russian Federation (Primorsky Krai) Paragondolella excelsa (202958 202998 202999 203000 203001)
Anisian - Carnian247.2 - 228.0Greece Paragondolella excelsa, Gondolella excelsa (222718)
Anisian - Carnian247.2 - 228.0Greece (Hydra) Gondolella excelsa (222749)
Anisian - Norian247.2 - 208.5Greece (Hydra) Gondolella excelsa (222746)
Anisian - Norian247.2 - 208.5Greece Gondolella excelsa (222704) Paragondolella excelsa (222732)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Hungary Gondolella excelsa (99503 99504)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Lombardy) Paragondolella excelsa (44558 44559)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0Greece Paragondolella excelsa (222709)