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Elictognathidae

Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Elictognathidae

Taxonomy
Elictognathidae was named by Austin and Rhodes (1981). Its type is Elictognathus.

It was assigned to Conodontophorida by Clark et al. (1981); and to Ozarkodinida by Sweet (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Elictognathidae Austin and Rhodes p. W170
1981Elictognathidae Clark et al. p. W170
1988Elictognathidae Sweet

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
familyElictognathidaeAustin and Rhodes 1981
familyElictognathidaeAustin and Rhodes 1981

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. †Elictognathidae Austin and Rhodes 1981
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G. †Elictognathus Cooper 1939
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Invalid names: Solenodella Branson and Mehl 1944 [synonym]
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 Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Visean or 364.70000 to 330.90000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany Elictognathus tylus (181336)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8Austria Elictognathus laceratus (38612)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8China (Guangxi) Elictognathus bialatus (12453)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8China (Guizhou) Elictognathus bialatus, Elictognathus laceratus (218968 218970) Elictognathus bilobatus, Elictognathus laceratus (218945 218946 218947)
Carboniferous - Visean358.9 - 330.9China (Guangxi) Elictognathus bialatus (12452)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (California) Elictognathus sp. (225981)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Oklahoma) Solenodella multiden, Solenodella uniden (584)