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Capricornognathus

Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Cavusgnathidae

Taxonomy
Capricornognathus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cavusgnathidae by Clark et al. (1981); and to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Capricornognathus Clark et al. p. W159
2002Capricornognathus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumConodontophorida()
RankNameAuthor
classConodonta
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
suborderOzarkodininaDzik 1976
superfamilyPolygnathaceaBassler 1925
familyCavusgnathidaeClark et al. 1981
genusCapricornognathus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available