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Wurmiella

Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Spathognathodontodae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Wurmiella Murphy et al.
2010Wurmiella Corradini and Corriga

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
familySpathognathodontodaeHass 1959
genusWurmiella

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.

G. †Wurmiella Murphy et al. 2004
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†Wurmiella excavata Branson and Mehl 1933
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Invalid names: Ozarkodina inclinata Rhodes 1953 [synonym]
†Wurmiella hamata Walliser 1964
†Wurmiella inflata Walliser 1964
†Wurmiella polinclinata Nicoll and Rexroad 1968
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 Ashgill to the top of the Late/Upper Devonian or 449.50000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections (1669 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Greenland Ozarkodina excavata (182981 182983 182987 183036 183039)
Gamachian449.5 - 443.7Greenland Ozarkodina excavata (183131)
Ashgill - Wenlock449.5 - 427.4Canada (Nunavut) Ozarkodina polinclinata (188126) W. excavata (188136 188143)
Ashgill - Gedinnine449.5 - 412.3Canada (Nunavut) W. excavata (188137 188173 188174 188175 188176 188177 188179 188180 188185)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Greece (Chios) Neoprioniodus excavatus, Spathognathodus inclinatus (222760)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Nevada) Ozarkodina excavata (180183 181161 181186 181187 181188 181222 181224 181225 181275 181276 181278 181279 181280 181281)
Silurian - Devonian443.8 - 358.9Greece (Chios) Spathognathodus inclinatus (222758)
Silurian - Late/Upper Devonian443.8 - 358.9Greece (Chios) Spathognathodus inclinatus (222767)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Greenland Ozarkodina excavata (182395 182398 182399 182400)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8USA (Nevada) Ozarkodina excavata (181286 181287 181288 181289 181290 181291 181292 181293 181294 181295 181296 181297 181298 181299 181300 181301 181302 181303)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Italy W. excavata (188004 188006 188009) W. sp. (188010)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Austria W. excavata (187859 187861 187867 187869 187870 188029 188030 188031 188032 188034 188035) W. sp. (188059 188060 188066 188067 188068 188070) W. wurmi (188038 188039 188053 188054 188055 188058 188061 188063 188064) W. wurmi, W. sp. (188042)
Devonian419.2 - 358.9USA (Alaska) Spathognathodus inclinatus (112450)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Italy (Sardinia) Ozarkodina excavata (26162)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic (Prague) Ozarkodina excavata (12083)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Austria Ozarkodina excavata (140959 141035 141036 141037 141081 141106 141109 141142 141155 141159 141161 141162 141165)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Australia (New South Wales) Ozarkodina excavata (194303 194305 194308 194310 194318 194323 194330 194334 194336 194340 194341 194344 194345 194346 194347 194348 194351 194352)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Morocco Ozarkodina excavata (186416)
Late/Upper Devonian - Carboniferous382.7 - 298.9Greece (Chios) Neoprioniodus excavatus (222755) Neoprioniodus excavatus, Spathognathodus inclinatus (222756)
Late/Upper Devonian - Middle Triassic382.7 - 237.0Greece (Chios) Neoprioniodus excavatus, Spathognathodus inclinatus (222759)