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Polygnathus alatus

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Polygnathidae

Taxonomy
Polygnathus alatus was named by Huddle (1934). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. abbessensis, P. aequalis, P. alexanderensis, P. alvenus, P. alveoliposticus, P. ancyrognathoides, P. ancyrognathoideus, P. anguistidiscus, P. angusticostata, P. ansatus, P. aspelundi, P. azigomorphus, P. bagialensis, P. bartensis, P. beckmanni, P. benderi, P. bischoffi, P. borealis, P. bouckerti, P. brevicarina, P. brevilamiformis, P. brevilaminus, P. brevilaminus, P. brevis, P. bryanti, P. bultynck, P. bultyncki, P. busmakovi, P. caelatus, P. capollocki, P. carinata, P. churkini, P. collieri, P. communis, P. communis, P. cooperi, P. cooperi, P. costatus, P. costatus, P. costatus, P. costatus, P. cotatus, P. cracens, P. cristatus, P. cristatus, P. cristatus, P. curtigladius, P. dapoushangensis, P. dehiscens, P. dehiscens, P. dehiscens, P. delenitor, P. delicatolus, P. dengleri, P. distortus, P. docorosus, P. duolingshanensis, P. eberleini, P. eiflius, P. elegantulus, P. ensensis, P. eoglaber, P. evidens, P. experplexus, P. extralobatus, P. fallax, P. flabellum, P. flaccidus, P. foliformis, P. foveolatus, P. glaber, P. glaber, P. glaber, P. glaber, P. gracilis, P. granulosus, P. granulosus, P. gronbergi, P. hassi, P. hemiansatus, P. hieroglyphica, P. hindei, P. homoirregularis, P. imparilis, P. inoratus, P. inornatus, P. inortata, P. intermedius, P. inversus, P. inversus, P. kennettensis, P. kitabicus, P. klapperi, P. kluepfeli, P. klugi, P. kockelianus, P. krestovnikovi, P. kuradjalis, P. lacinatus, P. lanei, P. laticostatus, P. latifossatus, P. latus, P. lauriformis, P. lenzi, P. limitaris, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. ljaschenkoi, P. lobatus, P. lodinensis, P. longiposticus, P. magnidentatus, P. mehli, P. mehli, P. micrificus, P. minutus, P. morgani, P. nodocostata, P. normalia, P. norrisi, P. nothoperbonus, P. obliquicostatus, P. obliquimarginatus, P. obtectus, P. ordinatus, P. ovalis, P. ovatinodosus, P. pacificus, P. padovanii, P. pannonicus, P. paradecorosus, P. parapetus, P. partitus, P. patulus, P. pennatuloidea, P. pennatuloideus, P. pennatus, P. perbonus, P. perplexus, P. pinguis, P. pirenae, P. pireneae, P. planarius, P. planirostratus, P. platyobliquemarginatus, P. politus, P. pomeranicus, P. porrectus, P. posterus, P. postinodosus, P. praepolitus, P. praetrigonicus, P. procerus, P. procerus, P. proprius, P. psuedofoliatus, P. pugiunculus, P. pupus, P. pura, P. purus, P. purus, P. purus, P. quadratus, P. rarus, P. reimersi, P. rhenanus, P. robusticostatus, P. rostratus, P. rugosa, P. rugosus, P. sagita, P. sagittaria, P. samueli, P. secus, P. semialternans, P. serotinus, P. sinuosus, P. sokolovi, P. sp, P. speculiferus, P. spicatus, P. squalidus, P. strongi, P. styriaca, P. styriacus, P. sublanus, P. subnormalis, P. subplanus, P. subserratus, P. symmetricus, P. szulczewskii, P. tafilensis, P. tamara, P. tenellus, P. timorensis, P. trigonicus, P. triphylatus, P. triphyllatus, P. unilabius, P. variabilis, P. variabilis, P. varians, P. vogesi, P. volhynicus, P. xylus, P. xylus, P. zieglerianus, P. zikmundovae, P. zinaidae, P. znepolensis, P. brevis, P. carinata, P. rugicosta, P. szulczewskii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Polygnathus alatus Huddle

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
RankNameAuthor
classConodontaPander 1856
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
suborderOzarkodininaDzik 1976
superfamilyPolygnathaceaBassler 1925
familyPolygnathidaeBassler 1925
genusPolygnathusHinde 1879
speciesalatus

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.

†Polygnathus alatus Huddle 1934
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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

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Givetian to the top of the Middle Frasnian or 383.40000 to 375.20000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31China (Guangxi) Polygnathus alatus (13158 13159)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Poland Polygnathus alatus (145717 145734 145902 145909 145911 145928 145933)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Iran Polygnathus alatus (214822)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Germany Polygnathus alatus (228567 228568 228569 228570)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Iran Polygnathus alatus (188984 214824)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Nebraska) Polygnathus alatus (276738 276739 276741 276742 276745 276750 276751 276752 276753 276754 276755 276756 276761)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Germany Polygnathus alatus (228003 228004 228009 228558 228559 228576 228577 228578 228579 228580 228581 228582 228583 228584 228585 228586 228587 228590 228591)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2China (Guangxi) Polygnathus alatus (13019 13020 13136)