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Prioniodontacea

Conodonta - Conodontophorida

Taxonomy
Prioniodontacea was named by Bassler (1925). Its type is Prioniodidae.

It was corrected as Prioniodontoidea by Stouge and Bagnoli (1999).

It was assigned to Conodontophorida by Clark et al. (1981); and to Prioniodontida by Stouge and Bagnoli (1999), Mestre and Heredia (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Prioniodontacea Bassler
1981Prioniodontacea Clark et al. p. W103
1999Prioniodontoidea Stouge and Bagnoli pp. 149 - 150
2013Prioniodontacea Mestre and Heredia p. 47

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
superfamilyPrioniodontaceaBassler 1925
superfamilyPrioniodontaceaBassler 1925

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.

Superfm. †Prioniodontacea Bassler 1925
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Fm. †Icriodontidae Müller and Müller 1957
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G. †Caudicriodus Bultynck 1976
G. †Icriodus Branson and Mehl 1938
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Icriodus amabilis Bultynck and Hollard 1980
Icriodus arkonensis Stauffer 1938
Icriodus brevis Stauffer 1940
Icriodus cornutus Sannemann 1955
Icriodus expansus Branson and Mehl 1938
Icriodus latericrescens Branson and Mehl 1938
Icriodus marieae Suttner et al. 2017
Icriodus regularicrescens Bultynck 1970
Icriodus subterminus Youngquist 1947
Icriodus symmetricus Branson and Mehl 1934
Icriodus woschmidti Ziegler 1960
Invalid names: Latericriodus [synonym]
G. †Pedavis Klapper and Philip 1971
G. †Pelekysgnathus Thomas 1949
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Pelekysgnathus dubius Jeppsson 1972
Pelekysgnathus index Klapper and Murphy 1974
Fm. †Phragmodontidae Bergström 1981
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Acanthocordylodus fidelis Moskalenko 1973
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Invalid names: Acanthocordylodus festus Moskalenko 1973 [synonym], Acanthocordylodus prodigitalis Moskalenko 1973 [synonym], Acanthocordylodus purus Moskalenko 1973 [synonym], Acanthodina nobilis Moskalenko 1973 [synonym]
G. †Gothodus Lindström 1955
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Gothodus costulatus Lindström 1955
Fm. †Polyplacognathidae Bergström 1981
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G. †Baltoplacognathus Zhang 1998
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Baltoplacognathus reclinatus Fåhræus 1966
G. †Cahabagnathus Bergström 1983
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Cahabagnathus friendsvillensis Bergström 1971
Cahabagnathus sweeti Bergström 1971
G. †Eoplacognathus Hamar 1966
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Eoplacognathus suecicus Bergström 1971
G. †Polonodus Dzik 1976
G. †Polyplacognathus Stauffer 1935
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Polyplacognathus angarense Moskalenko 1984
Polyplacognathus jianyeensis An and Ding 1982
G. †Yangtzeplacognathus Zhang 1998
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Yangtzeplacognathus crassus Chen and Zhang 1993
Invalid names: Oepikodontidae Bergström 1981 [empty]
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: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 486.40000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (1196 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Mexico (Oaxaca) Gothodus sp. (9847 9848)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Iran Gothodus costatus (116504)
Floian477.1 - 471.3China (Hubei) Gothodus costulatus (203695 203696)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Peru Gothodus costulatus (210687)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (HeBei) Gothodus sp. (7962 7974)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina Polonodus sp. (8744 8751)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (Utah) Gothodus communis (69261)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4China (Hubei) Gothodus costulatus (203697 203698 203700 203701)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4Canada (Newfoundland) Gothodus sp. (210464 210494 210496 210497 210498 210501)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4Iran Gothodus costatus (116505)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Iran Icriodus expansus, Icriodus symmetricus (239388)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86France (Alsace) Pelekysgnathus planus (38676)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Vietnam Icriodus alternatus (83246)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Germany Icriodus alternatus (228562 228563) Icriodus cornutus (228564) Icriodus helmsi, Icriodus alternatus (228561) Icriodus mawsonae (228565) Icriodus praealternatus, Icriodus alternatus (228482)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Poland Pelekysgnathus inclinatus (70234)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Germany Icriodus alternatus (223527 223536)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Morocco Icriodus olivierii (223560)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Poland Icriodus cornutus (135727)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Russian Federation Antognathus volnovachensis, Pelekysgnathus abnormalis (58104) Icriodus costatus (80103)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Poland Pelekysgnathus inclinatus (70236 70237)