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Palmatolepis minuta minuta

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Palmatolepidae

Taxonomy
Palmatolepis minuta minuta was named by Branson and Mehl (1933) [Created years later by adding subspecies to the original species.]. It is the type subspecies of Palmatolepis minuta.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. A, P. adorfensis, P. ampla, P. arta, P. barba, P. beckeri, P. bogartensis, P. bohemica, P. boogaardi, P. boogardi, P. canadensis, P. capollocki, P. circularis, P. clarki, P. crepida, P. delicatula, P. delicatula, P. delicatula, P. distorta, P. domanicensis, P. ederi, P. elegantula, P. elongata, P. expansa, P. falcata, P. foliacea, P. foliaces, P. glabra, P. glabra, P. glabra, P. glabra, P. glabra, P. glabra, P. glabra, P. glacilis, P. goniocalymeniae, P. gonioclymenia, P. gonioclymeniae, P. gracilis, P. gracilis, P. gracilis, P. gracilis, P. gracilis, P. grossi, P. hassi, P. helmsi, P. housei, P. inflexa, P. inflexoidea, P. jamiae, P. jamieae, P. juntianensis, P. keyserlingi, P. kireevae, P. klapperi, P. klapperi, P. lepta, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. linguiloba, P. ljaschenkoae, P. loba, P. lobata, P. lobicornis, P. manzuri, P. marginifera, P. marginifera, P. martenbergensis, P. maxima, P. mucronata, P. muelleri, P. nasuta, P. nicolli, P. orbicularis, P. orlovi, P. penctinata, P. perlobata, P. perlobata, P. perlobata, P. perlobata, P. perlobata, P. perlobata, P. perlobata, P. plana, P. platys, P. poolei, P. pooli, P. postera, P. praetriangularis, P. prima, P. procerus, P. prominens, P. protorhomboidea, P. proversa, P. pseudofoliatus, P. punctata, P. quadrantinodosa, P. quadrantinodosa, P. quadrantinodosa, P. quadrantinodosa, P. quadrantinodosalobata, P. quadrantinodosalobata, P. quadrantinodosolobata, P. quadrantinosa, P. quadrinodosalobata, P. regularis, P. rhenana, P. rhomboidea, P. rotunda, P. rugosa, P. rugosa, P. rugosa, P. rugosa, P. rugosa, P. sabperlobata, P. sandbergi, P. savagei, P. schindewolfi, P. schleizia, P. semichatavae, P. sigmoidalis, P. sigmoidea, P. simpla, P. stoppeli, P. subgracilis, P. subperilobata, P. subperlobata, P. subperlobataa, P. superlobata, P. tenaipunctata, P. tennuipunctata, P. tenuipuncta, P. tenuipunctata, P. termini, P. timanensis, P. timorenis, P. trachytera, P. transitans, P. triangularis, P. triangularis, P. triphylatus, P. ultima, P. unicornis, P. utahensis, P. uyenoi, P. varcus, P. weddigei, P. werneri, P. winchelli, P. unicornis, P. punctata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Palmatolepis minuta minuta Branson and Mehl

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
RankNameAuthor
classConodontaPander 1856
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
suborderOzarkodininaDzik 1976
familyPalmatolepidaeMüller 1956
genusPalmatolepisMüller 1956
speciesminutaBranson and Mehl 1933
subspeciesminutaBranson and Mehl 1933

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.

Palmatolepis minuta minuta Branson and Mehl 1933
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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 Frasnian to the top of the Early/Lower Famennian or 382.31000 to 368.50000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Czechia (Moravia) Palmatolepis minuta (3752 3761 3766)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Bulgaria Palmatolepis minuta (241181)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Czechia (Moravia) Palmatolepis minuta (3763 3764 3768)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Vietnam Palmatolepis minuta (83317 83342)