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Drepanoistodontidae

Conodonta - Protopanderodontida - Drepanoistodontidae

Taxonomy
Drepanoistodontinae was named by Fahraeus and Nowlan (1978).

It was reranked as the family Drepanoistodontidae by Clark et al. (1981), Pyle and Barnes (2002) and Löfgren (2006).

It was assigned to Distacodontacea by Clark et al. (1981); to Distacodontidae by Stouge (1984); and to Protopanderodontida by Pyle and Barnes (2002) and Löfgren (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Drepanoistodontinae Fahraeus and Nowlan p. 13
1981Drepanoistodontidae Clark et al. p. W103
1984Drepanoistodontinae Stouge p. 52
2002Drepanoistodontidae Pyle and Barnes p. 61
2006Drepanoistodontidae Löfgren p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
orderProtopanderodontida
familyDrepanoistodontidae(Fahraeus and Nowlan 1978)
familyDrepanoistodontidae(Fahraeus and Nowlan 1978)

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. †Drepanoistodontidae Fahraeus and Nowlan 1978
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G. †Drepanoistodus Lindstrom 1971
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Drepanoistodus amoenus Lindström 1955
Drepanoistodus basiovalis Sregeeva 1963
Drepanoistodus costatus Abaimova 1971
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Invalid names: Drepanoistodus cornutiformis Lee 1976 [synonym], Drepanoistodus flexilis An 1981 [synonym], Drepanoistodus ordosensis Wang and Luo 1984 [synonym]
Drepanoistodus deltifer Lindström 1955
Drepanoistodus forceps Lindström 1955
Drepanoistodus latus Pyle and Barnes 2003
Drepanoistodus pitjanti Cooper 1981
Drepanoistodus suberectus Branson and Mehl 1933
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Invalid names: Distacodus incurvatus Hinde 1879 [synonym], Oistodus giganteus Stauffer 1936 [synonym]
Drepanoistodus venustus Stauffer 1935
G. †Laurentoscandodus Landing et al. 1996
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G. †Nordiodus Serpagli 1967
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Nordiodus italicus Serpagli 1967
G. †Paltodus Pander 1856
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Paltodus bicostatus Pander 1856
Paltodus canaliculatus Pander 1856
Paltodus deltifer Lindström 1955
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Paltodus dyscritus Rexroad 1967
Paltodus obtusus Pander 1856
Paltodus rotundatus Pander 1856
Paltodus subaequalis Pander 1856
Paltodus truncatus Pander 1856
Paltodus unicostatus Branson and Mehl 1933
Invalid names: Drepanoistodus deltifer firmus Viira 1970 [synonym]
G. †Paroistodus Lindström 1971
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Paroistodus horridus Barnes and Poplawski 1984
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Paroistodus horridus primus Albanesi 1998
Paroistodus nowlani Zhen et al. 1999
Paroistodus originalis Sergeeva 1963
Paroistodus proteus Lindström 1955
G. †Venoistodus Löfgren 2006
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Venoistodus balticus Löfgren 2006
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 Tremadoc to the top of the Carboniferous or 486.50000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (808 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4Norway (Naersnes) Drepanoistodus sp. (156964)
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4China (Jilin Provence) Drepanodus suberectus (156926 156927)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Alberta) Drepanoistodus pervetus (203784 203785)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Nunuvat) Drepanoistodus pervetus (203793 203794)
Skullrockian487.5 - 482.3USA (New York) Laurentoscandodus triangularis (87524)
Ibexian487.5 - 470.0USA (Nevada) Drepanoistodus deltifer (91172)
Ibexian487.5 - 470.0USA (New York) Drepanoistodus concavus (64618)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina (Jujuy) Drepanoistodus chuealeznensis, Paltodus pristinus (210703)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Canada (British Columbia) Drepanoistodus minutus, Drepanoistodus pervetus (203849) Drepanoistodus minutus, Drepanoistodus pervetus, Drepanoistodus expansus, Laurentoscandodus sinuosus (203831) Drepanoistodus pervetus (203833) Drepanoistodus pervetus, Drepanoistodus expansus, Laurentoscandodus sinuosus (203834) Drepanoistodus pervetus, Laurentoscandodus sinuosus (203829 203830 203832) Drepanoistodus pervetus, Laurentoscandodus triangularis (203827 203828)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Sweden Paroistodus numarcuatus, Drepanoistodus amoenus, Paltodus deltifer (203725 203726 203729) Paroistodus numarcuatus, Paltodus deltifer (203727 203728)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Canada (Québec) Drepanodus suberectus (25030)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (England) Paltodus dyscritus (184764)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5USA (Indiana) Paltodus costulatus, Paltodus debolti, Paltodus migratus, Paltodus dyscritus (180883 180901 180917) Paltodus n. sp. a, Paltodus n. sp. b, Paltodus costulatus, Paltodus migratus, Paltodus dyscritus (180882)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Australia (Victoria) Paltodus acostatus, Paltodus unicostatus (25641)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0USA (Missouri) Paltodus multicostatus, Paltodus dyscritus (180195)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Australia (New South Wales) Paltodus sp. (24900)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Morocco Paltodus sp., Paltodus unicostatus (13936) Paltodus unicostatus (13935 13938)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Nevada) Paltodus costulatus (180846)
Late/Upper Devonian - Carboniferous382.7 - 298.9Greece (Chios) Paltodus sp. (222755) Paltodus sp., Paltodus rotundatus (222756)
Late/Upper Devonian - Middle Triassic382.7 - 237.0Greece (Chios) Paltodus sp. (222759)