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Eoplacognathus

Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Polyplacognathidae

Taxonomy
Eoplacognathus was named by Hamar (1966) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u O Cara-l Sepkoski's reference number: 313].

It was assigned to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Polyplacognathidae by Sweet (1988), Stouge and Bagnoli (1999), Mestre and Heredia (2013) and Mestre and Heredia (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Eoplacognathus Hamar
1988Eoplacognathus Sweet p. 186
1999Eoplacognathus Stouge and Bagnoli p. 156
2002Eoplacognathus Sepkoski
2013Eoplacognathus Mestre and Heredia p. 47
2020Eoplacognathus Mestre and Heredia p. 738

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumConodontophorida()
RankNameAuthor
classConodonta
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
superfamilyPrioniodontaceaBassler 1925
familyPolyplacognathidaeBergström 1981
genusEoplacognathusHamar 1966

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. †Eoplacognathus Hamar 1966
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Eoplacognathus suecicus Bergström 1971
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available