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Multioistodontidae

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Multioistodontidae

Taxonomy
Multioistodontidae was named by Harris (1964). Its type is Multioistodus.

It was assigned to Chirognathacea by Clark et al. (1981); and to Prioniodontida by Sweet (1988), Pyle and Barnes (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Multioistodontidae Harris
1981Multioistodontidae Clark et al. p. W103
1988Multioistodontidae Sweet p. 186
2002Multioistodontidae Pyle and Barnes p. 95

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
familyMultioistodontidaeHarris 1964
familyMultioistodontidaeHarris 1964

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. †Multioistodontidae Harris 1964
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G. †Acanthodina Moskalenko 1973
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†Acanthodina regalis Moskalenko 1973
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Invalid names: Acanthodus comptus Moskalenko 1973 [synonym], Acanthodus elegans Moskalenko 1973 [synonym]
G. †Leptochirognathus Branson and Mehl 1943
G. †Multioistodus Cullison 1938
G. †Paraprioniodus Ethington and Clark 1982
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 Arenig to the top of the Silurian or 477.10000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Ordovician486.85 - 471.3Canada (British Columbia) Neomultioistodus compressus (177773)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina Leptochirognathus sp. (8751)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (HeBei) Multioistodus sp. (7956 7960)
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3USA (Nevada) Multioistodus sp. (297)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Leptochirognathus sp. (9293)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2Canada (British Columbia) Neomultioistodus compressus (177746) Paraprioniodus costatus (177747)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Leptochirognathus prima, Multioistodus lateralis, Multioistodus subdentatus, Multioistodus n. sp. Lindstrom 1964 (104418) Multioistodus sp. (210662 210663)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (British Columbia) Leptochirognathus quadratus, Paraprioniodus costatus (177925) Neomultioistodus compressus (177774) Paraprioniodus costatus (177926 177927)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2China (HeBei) Leptochirognathus sp. (7955)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Multioistodus tridens (206301)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Acanthodina sp. (9307) Leptochirognathus sp. (9310)
Sandbian - Katian458.2 - 445.2Russian Federation Acanthodina regalis (239305 239306)
Sandbian - Katian458.2 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Acanthodina regularis, Acanthodus comptus (206485) Acanthodus elegans (206494)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1Canada (British Columbia) Paraprioniodus costatus (177924)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Leptochirognathus extensa, Leptochirognathus sp. (23985)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Multioistodus spp. (23090)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Acanthodina sp. (9311)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Acanthodina sp. (9312)
Rawtheyan - Cautleyan448.8 - 448.8Russian Federation (Siberia) Acanthodina sp. (9313)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Malaysia Multioistodus sp. (181686 181687)