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Spathognathodus culminidirectus

Conodonta - Conodontophorida

Taxonomy
Spathognathodus culminidirectus was named by Scott (1961). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Cryptotaxis culminidirectus by Clark et al. (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Spathognathodus culminidirectus Scott
1981Cryptotaxis culminidirectus Clark et al. p. W157

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
genusSpathognathodusBranson and Mehl 1941
speciesculminidirectusScott 1961

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
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