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Oulodus walliseri

Conodonta - Conodontophorida

Taxonomy
Prioniodina excavata was named by Ziegler (1960). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Trichognathus excavata by Branson and Mehl (1933); it was recombined as Lonchodina walliseri by Ziegler (1960); it was recombined as Trichonodella excavata by Ethington and Furnish (1962); it was recombined as Ligonodina excavata by Jeppsson (1972); it was recombined as Oulodus walliseri by Viira (1983); it was recombined as Oulodus excavatus by Sweet and Schönlaub (1975), Jeppsson and Aldridge (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. confluens, O. cristagalli, O. petilus, O. planus, O. serratus, O. velicuspis, O. ziegleri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Trichognathus excavata Branson and Mehl
1960Lonchodina walliseri Ziegler
1962Trichonodella excavata Ethington and Furnish p. 1287 figs. Pl 173, fig 8
1972Ligonodina excavata Jeppsson
1975Oulodus excavatus Sweet and Schönlaub
1983Oulodus walliseri Viira
2000Oulodus excavatus Jeppsson and Aldridge

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

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.

†Oulodus walliseri Ziegler 1960
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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 Llandovery to the top of the Oretian or 443.10000 to 221.00000 Ma

Collections (89 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (California) Trichonodella excavata (226056)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Kentucky) Trichonodella excavata (181747 181758)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Ohio) Trichonodella excavata (182046 182048 182049 182053 182122 182124 182127)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Indiana) Trichonodella excavata (180881 180884 180887 180894 180895 180897 180898 180902 180903 180906 180908 180910 180914 180916 180921 180931 180934 180935)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Indiana) Trichonodella excavata (180926)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Malaysia Trichonodella excavata (181688)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Greece (Chios) Trichonodella excavata (222760)
Silurian - Devonian443.1 - 358.86Greece (Chios) Trichonodella excavata (222758)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Lithuania Oulodus walliseri (180090 180091 180093 180095)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7USA (Missouri) Trichonodella excavata (180195 181025 181026 181027)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.0 - 419.62Western Sahara Trichonodella excavata (209258 209259 209262)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Czechia Trichonodella excavata (13894 13896)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Morocco Trichonodella excavata (13933 13934)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia Trichonodella excavata (13895)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Austria Oulodus walliseri (141004 141044 141045 141047 141049 141052 141055 141062)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Australia (New South Wales) Oulodus walliseri (25707 177294 177314 177322 177329) Trichonodella excavata (24900)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Morocco Trichonodella excavata (13935 13936 13938)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia (Prague) Trichonodella excavata (12068 12072)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia (New South Wales) Oulodus walliseri (194325 194338 194340 194341 194343 194344 194345 194347 194351)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Morocco Trichonodella excavata (13939)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Austria Oulodus walliseri (141035)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Italy Trichonodella excavata (26246 26256)
Late/Upper Devonian - Carboniferous382.31 - 298.9Greece (Chios) Trichonodella excavata (222756)
Late/Upper Devonian - Middle Triassic382.31 - 237.0Greece (Chios) Trichonodella excavata (222759)
Anisian - Norian246.7 - 205.7Greece Prioniodina excavata (222704)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Hungary Prioniodina excavata (99504)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Hungary Prioniodina excavata (99502)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Greece Prioniodina excavata (222705 222714 222731)
Oretian227.5 - 221.0New Zealand Prioniodina excavata (137846)