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Amorphognathus complicatus

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Balognathidae

Taxonomy
Amorphognathus complicatus was named by Rhodes (1953). Its type specimen is GIH55b and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Amorphognathus complicatus Rhodes p. 282 figs. 42, 45, 46, plate 20
2015Amorphognathus complicatus Fan et al. figs. 7.6-7.7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
RankNameAuthor
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
familyBalognathidaeHass 1959
genusAmorphognathusBranson and Mehl 1933
speciescomplicatus

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.

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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: Aberhan 1992, Carroll 1988

Age range: Pirgu or 449.50000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Guizhou) Amorphognathus complicatus (222781 222782 222783 222786 222787)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarne) Amorphognathus complicatus (173723)