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Falcodus ultimus

Conodonta - Conodontophorida

Taxonomy
Palmatodella ultima was named by Branson and Mehl (1934).

It was recombined as Falcodus ultimus by Ethington and Furnish (1962).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Palmatodella ultima Branson and Mehl
1962Falcodus ultimus Ethington and Furnish p. 1267 figs. Pl 173, figs 11,12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
genusFalcodusHuddle 1934
speciesultimus(Branson and Mehl 1934)

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.

Falcodus ultimus Branson and Mehl 1934
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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: Late/Upper Frasnian or 375.20000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Western Sahara Falcodus ultimus (209257)