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Ellisonia triassica

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Ellisoniidae

Taxonomy
Ellisonia triassica was named by Müller (1956). Its type specimen is SUI 2257, a set of teeth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dinner Springs Canyon, Nevada, which is in a Triassic marine limestone in Nevada.

It was recombined as Diplododella triassica by Müller and Clark (1967).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. nevadensis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Ellisonia triassica Müller p. 822 figs. pl. 96 f. 12-14
1956Lonchodina triassica Müller p. 828 figs. P1. 96, fig. 10
1967Diplododella triassica Müller and Clark p. 911
2016Ellisonia triassica Koike pp. 167 - 168 fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
RankNameAuthor
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
familyEllisoniidaeClark 1972
genusEllisonia
speciestriassica

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.

†Ellisonia triassica Müller 1956
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Invalid names: Lonchodina triassica Müller 1956 [synonym]
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 Early/Lower Triassic to the top of the Bithynian or 251.90200 to 244.24000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian - Griesbachian254.14 - 250.5India (Kashmir) Ellisonia triassica (50045 50046)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7USA (Nevada) Lonchodina triassica, Ellisonia triassica (type locality: 44225)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7Slovenia Ellisonia triassica (44520)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7Serbia (Serbia) Lonchodina triassica (44523)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Svalbard and Jan Mayen Ellisonia triassica (212370 212371 212372 212373 212376 212378 212379 212413 212419 212420)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Russian Federation Ellisonia triassica (214558)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Alaska) Ellisonia triassica (44394)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Timor-Leste Diplododella triassica (213495)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Svalbard and Jan Mayen Ellisonia triassica (212421 212422 212425)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Oman Ellisonia triassica (125198)
Olenekian - Carnian249.9 - 227.3Greece Diplododella triassica (222729)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Timor-Leste Diplododella triassica (213510)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen Ellisonia triassica (212426 212428)
Aegean - Bithynian246.7 - 244.24Svalbard and Jan Mayen Ellisonia triassica (212430)