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Acodontidae

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Acodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Acodontidae Dzik
2002Acodontidae Pyle and Barnes

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
familyAcodontidaeDzik 1994
familyAcodontidaeDzik 1994

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.

Fm. †Acodontidae Dzik 1994
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G. †Acodus Pander 1856
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Acodus acutus Pander 1856
Acodus crassus Pander 1856
Acodus delicatus Branson and Mehl 1933
Acodus deltatus Lindström 1955
Acodus erectus Pander 1856
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Invalid names: Acodus latus Pander 1856 [synonym]
Acodus jonesi Igo and Koike 1967
Acodus kechikaensis Pyle and Barnes 2002
Acodus neodeltatus Pyle and Barnes 2002
Acodus planus Pander 1856
Acodus sigmoideus Pander 1856
Acodus similaris Rhodes 1955
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Invalid names: Drepanodus arcuatus Pander 1856 [synonym]
Invalid names: Acontiodus Pander 1856 [synonym]
G. †Diaphorodus Kennedy 1980
G. †Nealeodus Stouge 2012
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Nealeodus martinpointensis Johnston and Barnes 2000
G. †Pteracontiodus Harris and Harris 1965
G. †Triangulodus van Wamel 1974
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Invalid names: Trigonodus triangularius Nieper 1969 [synonym]
G. †Tripodus Bradshaw 1969
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Tripodus laevis Bradshaw 1969
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Invalid names: Tripodus alatus Bradshaw 1969 [synonym]
G. †Tropodus Kennedy 1980
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Tropodus australis Serpagli 1974
Tropodus sweeti Serpagli 1974
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 Taoyuanian to the top of the Eifelian or 495.20000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (355 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paibian497.0 - 494.2China (Hebei) Acodus cambricus (129590)
Taoyuanian495.2 - 486.85China (Hebei) Acodus cambricus (129592 129596)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85Canada (Nunuvat) Acontiodus propinquus (203793)
Ibexian488.9 - 471.3USA (New York) Pteracontiodus bransoni, Tropodus comptus, Drepanodus arcuatus, Diaphorodus delicatus (64618)
Pakerort486.85 - 483.8Estonia Acontiodus viirae (191670)
Gasconadian486.85 - 477.1Canada (Quebec) Drepanodus arcuatus (203942)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Russian Federation (Siberia) Acontiodus sp. (205632)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Mexico Acodus sp. (236936)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1China (Hubei) Acodus sp., Drepanodus arcuatus (240079)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Acodus deltatus, Drepanodus arcuatus (234142) Drepanodus arcuatus (234141) Tripodus sp., Acodus deltatus (234143)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Indiana) Acodus unicostatus (180893 180899 180900 180915 180920 180923 180926 180927 180929 180930 180936)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Malaysia Acodus jonesi (181686 181687)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6USA (Georgia) Acodus unicostatus (192895)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (England) Acodus sp. (184764)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6USA (Indiana) Acodus unicostatus (180882 180883 180901 180917)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Estonia Acodus sp. (180381)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7USA (Missouri) Acodus unicostatus (180195 181025 181026 181027)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia (Prague) Acodus sp. (12068 12072)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Thailand Acodus triquestris (13993)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Canada (Ontario) Acodus sp. (40039)