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Belodina

Conodonta - Panderodontida - Panderodontidae

Taxonomy
Belodina was named by Ethington (1959) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi-l O Ashg-u Sepkoski's reference number: 800].

It was assigned to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Panderodontidae by Sweet (1988), Leslie (1997) and Zhen et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Belodina Ethington
1988Belodina Sweet p. 185
1997Belodina Leslie p. 925
2002Belodina Sepkoski
2020Belodina Zhen et al. p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
orderPanderodontidaSweet 1988
familyPanderodontidaeLindström 1970
genusBelodinaEthington 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. †Belodina Ethington 1959
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Belodina compressa Branson and Mehl 1933
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Invalid names: Belodina fornicalus Stauffer 1935 [synonym], Belodina grandis Stauffer 1935 [synonym], Belodina wykoffensis Stauffer 1935 [synonym]
Belodina confluens Sweet 1979
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. A. Leslie 1997Quadrimembrate apparatus consisting of one geniculate coniform, M (eobelodiniform), element and three types of rastrate elements, S, (compressiform),S 2 (grandiform)a, nd S3 (dispansiform); S , elements with shorter radius of curvature and higher base than S2 and S3 elements; S3 element with distinct needle-like denticles that point toward the apex of cusp. All S elements exhibit distinct flaring of anterior-margin profile for short distance anterior of anteriobasal corner.