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Polygnathacea

Conodonta - Ozarkodinida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Polygnathacea Bassler
1981Polygnathacea Clark et al. p. W103
1984Polygnathacea von Bitter and Austin pp. 100 - 101
2008Polygnathacea Donoghue et al. p. 138

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumConodontophorida()
RankNameAuthor
classConodonta
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
suborderOzarkodininaDzik 1976
superfamilyPolygnathaceaBassler 1925
superfamilyPolygnathaceaBassler 1925

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.

Superfm. †Polygnathacea Bassler 1925
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Fm. †Cavusgnathidae Clark et al. 1981
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G. †Taphrognathus Branson and Mehl 1941
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Taphrognathus varians Branson and Mehl 1941
Fm. †Cryptotaxidae Klapper and Philip 1972
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G. †Dinodus Cooper 1939
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Eognathodus sulcatus Philip 1965
G. †Kockelellamecdup Walliser 1957
G. †Lochriea Scott 1942
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Lochriea commutata Branson and Mehl 1941
Lochriea homopunctatus Ziegler 1960
Invalid names: Paragnathodus Ji 1986 [synonym]
G. †Nicollidina Dzik 2002
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Nicollidina brevis Bischoff and Ziegler 1957
Fm. †Polygnathidae Bassler 1925
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Ancyrodella curvata Branson and Mehl 1934
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Invalid names: Ancyrognathus asteroideus Stauffer 1938 [synonym]
Ancyrodella nodosa Ulrich and Bassler 1926
Ancyrodella rotundiloba Bryant 1921
Ancyrodella rotundiloba pristina Khalymbadzha and Chernyscheva 1970
G. †Ancyrodelloides Bischoff and Sannemann 1958
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Ancyrodelloides kutscheri Bischoff and Sannemann 1958
Ancyrodelloides limbacarinatus Murphy and Matti 1982
Ancyrodelloides omus Murphy and Matti 1982
Ancyrodelloides trigonicus Bischoff and Sannemann 1958
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Ancyrognathus asymmetrica Ulrich and Bassler 1926
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Invalid names: Ancyrognathus iowaensis Youngquist 1947 [synonym]
Ancyrognathus triangularis Youngquist 1945
G. †Avignathus Lys and Serre 1957
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Avignathus orthoptera Ziegler 1959
G. †Cavusgnathus Harris and Hollingsworth 1933
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Cavusgnathus gigantus Gunnell 1933
Cavusgnathus lautus Gunnell 1933
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Klapperina disparilis Ziegler and Klapper 1976
G. †Linguipolygnathus Bardashev 2002
G. †Masaraella Murphy 2005
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Masaraella pandora Murphy et al. 1981
G. †Mehlina Youngquist 1945
G. †Neopolygnathus Vorontzova 1991
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Neopolygnathus communis Branson and Mehl 1934
Neopolygnathus communis yazikovi Izokh and Yazikov 2017
G. †Pandorinellina Müller and Müller 1957
G. †Polygnathus Hinde 1879
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Polygnathus acrinodosus Aboussalam 2003
Polygnathus amphora Walliser and Bultynck 2011
Polygnathus angusticostatus Wittekindt 1966
Polygnathus angustipennatus Bischoff and Ziegler 1957
Polygnathus costatus Klapper 1971
Polygnathus damelei Vodrazkova et al. 2011
Polygnathus decorosa Stauffer 1938
Polygnathus denisbriceae Bultynck 1979
Polygnathus dubia Hinde 1879
Polygnathus efimovae Kononova et al. 1996
Polygnathus hemipennatus Aboussalam 2003
Polygnathus holynensis Vodrazkova et al. 2011
Polygnathus housei Aboussalam 2003
Polygnathus ilmenensis Zhuravlev 2003
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Invalid names: Polygnathus drucei Zhuravlev 1999 [replaced]
Polygnathus normalis Miller and Youngquist 1947
Polygnathus parawebbi Chatterton 1974
Polygnathus pollocki Druce 1976
Polygnathus pseudoeiflius Walliser and Bultynck 2011
Polygnathus pseudofoliatus Wittekindt 1966
Polygnathus robertensis Vodrazkova et al. 2011
Polygnathus rossicus Zhuravlev 2000
Polygnathus salixensis Vodrazkova et al. 2011
Polygnathus varcus Stauffer 1940
Polygnathus wapanuckensis Harlton 1933
Polygnathus webbi Stauffer 1938
Polygnathus xylus Stauffer 1940
Polygnathus xylus xylus Stauffer 1940
G. †Siphonodella Branson and Mehl 1944
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Siphonodella uralica Zhuravlev 1994
G. †Synclydagnathus Rexroad and Varker 1992
G. †Zieglerina Bardashev and Bardasheva 2012
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Zieglerina ovalis Ziegler and Klapper 1964
Invalid names: Palmatolepinae Sweet 1988 [empty]
G. †Vogelgnathus Norby and Rexroad 1985
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Vogelgnathus campbelli Rexroad 1957
Vogelgnathus postcampbelli Austin and Husri 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitec
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
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Ludfordian to the top of the Ladinian or 425.60000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (2060 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Nevada) Ozarkodina remscheidensis (181282 181283)
Wenlock - Pridoli433.4 - 419.2Italy (Sardinia) Ozarkodina remscheidensis (26163)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Ohio) Ozarkodina remscheidensis (1168 1173)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2Morocco Ozarkodina remscheidensis (186401)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2Austria (Burgenland) Ozarkodina remscheidensis (76722)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Czech Republic Ozarkodina remscheidensis (14071 14072 14074 14156)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) Kockelella sp. A (184341) Ozarkodina remscheidensis (200153 200154 200155 200156 200158 200160 200167 200168 200170 200171 200172 200173 200180 200182 200183 200185 200198 200202 200207 200247 200250 200365 200371 200376)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0USA (Nevada) Ozarkodina remscheidensis (180834)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Lithuania Ozarkodina remscheidensis (180057)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom Ozarkodina remscheidensis (182193 182230 182233 182235 182241 182242 182248 182263 182268 184244)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Kashirian313.8 - 311.45Mexico (Sonora) Adetognathus lautus (39188)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) Cavusgnathus lautus (132626) Cavusgnathus lautus, Cavusgnathus gigantus, Cavusgnathus missouriensis (132631)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) Cavusgnathus sp. (217916)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Adetognathus gigantus (217113) Adetognathus sp. (217120) Adetognathus sp. 1 (217118)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Oklahoma) Adetognathus lautus (217102)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Missouri) Adetognathus lautus (217123) Adetognathus sp. 2 (217122)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Nebraska) Adetognathus sp. 1 (217126)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Russian Federation (Komi) Adetognathus lautus (87065)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Greece Polygnathus carinata (112608)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) Polygnathus sp. (44737)