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Ventricodus

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Protopanderodontidae

Taxonomy
Ventricodus was named by Pyle and Barnes (2002). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Paltodus spurius.

It was assigned to Protopanderodontidae by Pyle and Barnes (2002).

Species
V. spurius

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Ventricodus Pyle and Barnes p. 85

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderProtopanderodontida
familyProtopanderodontidaeLindström 1970
genusVentricodus

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.

G. †Ventricodus Pyle and Barnes 2002
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†Ventricodus spurius Ethington and Clark 1964
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: Tremadoc or 486.40000 to 477.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Canada (Ontario) Paltodus spurius (173864 173869)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1USA (Virginia) Paltodus spurius (203861)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Canada (British Columbia) V. spurius (203831 203832 203833 203834)