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Erismodus gracilis

Conodonta - Conodontophorida

Taxonomy
Pteroconus gracilis was named by Branson and Mehl (1933).

It was recombined as Ptiloconus gracilis by Sweet (1955); it was recombined as Erismodus gracilis by Andrews (1967), Barnes et al. (1979).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Pteroconus gracilis Branson and Mehl p. 111 figs. pl. 8, figs. 28, 30, 32, 35
1955Ptiloconus gracilis Sweet p. 246 figs. Plate 28, figures 6, 20
1967Erismodus gracilis Andrews pp. 893 - 894 figs. PI. 112, fig. 19
1979Erismodus gracilis Barnes et al. p. 151

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
RankNameAuthor
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
suborderPrioniodininaSweet 1988
genusErismodus
speciesgracilis()

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.

Erismodus gracilis Branson and Mehl 1933
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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 Darriwilian to the top of the Richmondian or 469.40000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation Ptiloconus gracilis (235332)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Ptiloconus gracilis (206301)
Blackriveran - Richmondian457.3 - 445.5USA (Wyoming) Pteroconus gracilis (10442)