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Proacodus

Conodonta - Paraconodontida

Taxonomy
Proacodus was named by Müller (1959) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm m O Trem].

It was assigned to Furnishinidae by Clark et al. (1981); to Conodonta by Sepkoski (2002); and to Paraconodontida by Bagnoli and Stouge (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Proacodus Müller
1981Proacodus Clark et al. p. W112
2002Proacodus Sepkoski
2014Proacodus Bagnoli and Stouge p. 451

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
orderParaconodontidaMüller 1962
genusProacodusMüller 1959

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. †Proacodus Müller 1959
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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 Furongian or 486.50000 to 485.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Furongian497.0 - 485.4Sweden P. obliquus, P. pulcher (203759 203760) P. pulcher (203761)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (JiangSu) P. sp. (7921)