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Rossodus manitouensis

Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Oistodontidae

Taxonomy
Rossodus manitouensis was named by Repetski and Ethington (1983) [= New Genus A, n. sp. A, Repetski and Perry, 1980, pl. 1, figs. 4, 6, pl. 2, figs. 11, 12, 15; Repetski, 1982, p. 56, pl. 28, figs. 1-4. = New Genus 3, Ethington and Clark, 1981, p. 118-119, pl. 13, figs. 21-23, 25, 27]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North face of quarry at Missouri Gulch, north of Woodland Park, which is in a Gasconadian carbonate limestone in the Manitou Limestone Formation of Colorado.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Rossodus manitouensis Repetski and Ethington p. 293 figs. 1A-V, 2A-T, 3A-R, 4A-D
1988Rossodus manitouensis Orndorff pp. A14-A15 figs. Plate 2, figures 9-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumConodontophorida()
RankNameAuthor
classConodontaPander 1856
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
familyOistodontidaeLindström 1970
genusRossodusRepetski and Ethington 1983
speciesmanitouensisRepetski and Ethington 1983

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.

Rossodus manitouensis Repetski and Ethington 1983
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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: Varangu or 485.40000 to 484.50000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Canada (British Columbia) Rossodus manitouensis (203827 203828 203829 203830 203831 203832 203833 203834 203849)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Kazakhstan Rossodus manitouensis (116491)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7USA (Colorado) Rossodus manitouensis (204049)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7USA (Virginia) Rossodus manitouensis (203860 203861 203862 203863)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7South Korea (Kangweondo) Rossodus manitouensis (203850 203853 203858)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7South Korea Rossodus manitouensis (80585)
Varangu485.4 - 484.5Norway (Oslo-Asker) Rossodus manitouensis (185891)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (Colorado) Rossodus manitouensis (type locality: 204047)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (Texas) Rossodus manitouensis (203905 203906)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (New Mexico) Rossodus manitouensis (203901 203902 203903 203904)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7USA (Missouri) Rossodus manitouensis (203859)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7USA (New York) Rossodus manitouensis (174041 174044 174047)
Stairsian - Tulean485.4 - 474.9USA (Nevada) Rossodus manitouensis (204045)