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Tetraprioniodus

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Balognathidae

Taxonomy
Tetraprioniodus was named by Lindstrom (1955).

It was assigned to Prioniodontidae by Stouge and Bagnoli (1999).

Species lacking formal opinion data
T. asymmetricus, T. breviconus, T. costatus, T. elegans, T. quadrangulum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Tetraprioniodus Lindstrom
1999Tetraprioniodus Stouge and Bagnoli p. 150

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
familyBalognathidaeHass 1959
genusTetraprioniodusLindstrom 1955

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.

G. †Tetraprioniodus Lindstrom 1955
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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 Whiterockian to the top of the Rawtheyan or 471.30000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dawan478.8 - 466.6China (JiangSu) T. sp. (7923 7927 7933)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (HeBei) T. sp. (7956)
Arenigian - Llanvirn477.1 - 458.2USA (Alaska) T. sp. (114858)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Nevada) T. costatus (105568) T. sp. (80054)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (JiangSu) T. sp. (7939)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Canada (Northwest Territories) T. asymmetricus, T. quadrangulum (25753) T. sp. (103361)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (HeBei) T. sp. (7959)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (JiangSu) T. sp. (7932)
Sandbian - Katian458.2 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) T. elegans (206503)
Blackriveran - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) T. breviconus (23295 23298)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0China (JiangSu) T. sp. (7931)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2Spain (Zaragoza) T. sp. (21057)
Kralodvorian - Rawtheyan450.1 - 445.2Spain (Sevilla) T. sp. (20929)
Rawtheyan - Cautleyan448.8 - 448.8Russian Federation (Siberia) T. sp. (9313)