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Furcacaudidae

Thelodonti - Furcacaudiformes - Furcacaudidae

Taxonomy
Furcacaudidae was named by Wilson and Caldwell (1998). Its type is Furcacauda.

It was assigned to Furcacaudiformes by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Furcacaudidae Wilson and Caldwell
2019Furcacaudidae van der Laan p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassThelodontomorphi(Jackel 1911)
classThelodonti
orderFurcacaudiformes
familyFurcacaudidaeWilson and Caldwell 1998
familyFurcacaudidaeWilson and Caldwell 1998

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.

Fm. †Furcacaudidae Wilson and Caldwell 1998
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G. †Canonia Vieth 1980
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Canonia costulata Màˆrss et al. 2002
Canonia grossi Vieth 1980
Canonia kaerberi Marss et al. 2007
G. †Cometicercus Wilson and Caldwell 1998
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Cometicercus talimaaae Wilson and Caldwell 1998
G. †Furcacauda Wilson and Caldwell 1998
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Furcacauda fredholmae Wilson and Caldwell 1998
Furcacauda heintzae Dineley and Loeffler 1976
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Invalid names: Sigurdia heintzae Dineley and Loeffler 1976 [replaced]
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Sphenonectris turnerae Wilson and Caldwell 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 20:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation Canonia kaerberi (239486) Canonia sp. (90330)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Nunavut) Canonia costulata, Canonia grossi (237793) Canonia grossi (238040 238568)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Northwest Territories) Furcacauda heintzae, Furcacauda fredholmae, Sphenonectris turnerae, Cometicercus talimaaae (237813)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Greenland Canonia grossi (239395)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Norway Canonia grossi (237816 237817 237822)
Lochkovian - Early/Lower Emsian419.62 - 399.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Sigurdia heintzae (237829)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47USA (Nevada) Canonia sp. (216491)