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Distacodidae

Conodonta - Distacodidae

Taxonomy
Distacodidae was named by Ulrich and Bassler (1926).

It was assigned to Conodonta by Harlton (1933).

Subtaxa
Distacodus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Distacodidae Ulrich and Bassler
1933Distacodidae Harlton p. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
familyDistacodidaeUlrich and Bassler 1926
familyDistacodidaeUlrich and Bassler 1926

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. †Distacodidae Ulrich and Bassler 1926
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G. †Distacodus Pander 1856
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†Distacodus oklahomensis Harlton 1933
†Distacodus procerus Ethington 1959
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 Dawan to the top of the Early/Lower Pennsylvanian or 478.60000 to 315.20000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (HeBei) Distacodus sp. (7958 7976 7977)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (JiangSu) Distacodus sp. (7921)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (JiangSu) Distacodus sp. (7927)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (HeBei) Distacodus sp. (7956)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Distacodus symmetricus (105568)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Distacodus sp. (9310)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Nevada) Distacodus sp. (105563 105569)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Distacodus falcatus (76092)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (New York) Distacodus falcatus (337 76091)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Distacodus sp. (9311)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Spain (Zaragoza) Distacodus sp. (21057)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Distacodus sp. (9312)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0USA (Missouri) Distacodus posterocostatus (180195 181025 181026)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.6 - 419.2Western Sahara Distacodus procerus (209258 209259 209260 209262)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Morocco Distacodus obliquimarginatus (13933)
Early/Lower Pennsylvanian323.2 - 315.2USA (Oklahoma) Distacodidae indet., Distacodus oklahomensis (132870)