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Variabiloconus bassleri

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Protopanderodontidae

Taxonomy
Paltodus bassleri was named by Furnish (1938).

It was recombined as Scolopodus bassleri by Igo and Koike (1967); it was recombined as Variabiloconus bassleri by Pyle and Barnes (2002); it was recombined as Variabiliconus bassleri by Sun and Nicoll (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Paltodus bassleri Furnish
1967Scolopodus bassleri Igo and Koike
2002Variabiloconus bassleri Pyle and Barnes pp. 84 - 85 figs. Plate 17, figs. 5–12
2004Variabiliconus bassleri Sun and Nicoll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
RankNameAuthor
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderProtopanderodontida
familyProtopanderodontidaeLindström 1970
genusVariabiloconus
speciesbassleri(Furnish 1938)

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.

†Variabiloconus bassleri Furnish 1938
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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 Trempealeauan to the top of the Llandeilian or 490.20000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9Canada (Nunavut) Paltodus bassleri (203787)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85Canada (Nunuvat) Paltodus bassleri (203793 203794)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Virginia) Paltodus bassleri (203865)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85Canada (Nunavut) Paltodus bassleri (203788)
Skullrockian488.9 - 483.4USA (New York) Variabiloconus bassleri (87524)
Warendian486.85 - 484.3Australia (Queensland) Scolopodus bassleri (77472 77473 77474 77485)
Gasconadian486.85 - 477.1USA (New Mexico) Variabiloconus bassleri (203901 203902 203903 203904)
Gasconadian486.85 - 477.1USA (Texas) Variabiloconus bassleri (203905)
Gasconadian486.85 - 477.1Canada (Quebec) Variabiloconus bassleri (203942)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Variabiliconus bassleri (234141)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1USA (New York) Variabiloconus bassleri (174039 174040 174041 174044 174045 174046 174047)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Russian Federation Paltodus bassleri (157545)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Canada (British Columbia) Variabiloconus bassleri (203827 203828 203829 203830 203831 203832 203833 203834 203849)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1South Korea (Kangweondo) Variabiloconus bassleri (203853 203857)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1USA (Virginia) Paltodus bassleri (203860 203861 203862 203863)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Australia (South Australia) Variabiliconus bassleri (203884) Variabiloconus bassleri (203883)
Llandeilian461.1 - 458.2Malaysia Scolopodus bassleri (181679 181680)