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Mestognathidae
Taxonomy
Mestognathidae was named by Austin and Rhodes (1981). It is not extant. Its type is Mestognathus.
It was assigned to Conodontophorida by Clark et al. (1981).
It was assigned to Conodontophorida by Clark et al. (1981).
Subtaxa
Mestognathus (type genus)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Mestognathidae Austin and Rhodes p. W172 |
| 1981 | Mestognathidae Clark et al. p. W103 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Tournaisian to the top of the Arnsbergian or 358.86000 to 323.60000 Ma
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournaisian | China (Guizhou) | Mestognathus sp. (58462) | |
| Arundian | United Kingdom (England) | Mestognathus beckmani (171781 171782 171783 171784 171785) | |
| Chadian | United Kingdom (Wales) | Mestognathus beckmanni (5896 5904) | |
| Visean | Russian Federation (Komi) | Mestognathus bipluti, Mestognathus beckmanni (46073) | |
| Visean | Russian Federation | Mestognathus beckmanni, Mestognathus convexus (52247) Mestognathus sp., Mestognathus bipluti (52353) | |
| Arnsbergian | Spain | Mestognathus sp. (162365) |