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Monocostodus

Conodonta - Protopanderodontida - Protopanderodontidae

Taxonomy
Monocostodus was named by Miller (1980) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-l O Trem-u]. Its type is Acodus sevierensis.

It was assigned to Protopanderodontidae by Sweet (1988); and to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. sevierensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Monocostodus Miller pp. 27 - 28
1988Monocostodus Sweet p. 185
2002Monocostodus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
orderProtopanderodontida
familyProtopanderodontidaeLindström 1970
genusMonocostodusMiller 1980

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. †Monocostodus Miller 1980
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†Monocostodus sevierensis Miller 1969
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 Datsonian to the top of the Ordovician or 488.30000 to 443.80000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4China (Jilin Provence) M. serierensis (156926 156927)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 487.5Canada (Nunavut) M. sevierensis (203787)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Nunuvat) M. sevierensis (203790 203791 203794)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) M. sevierensis (203839)
Datsonian488.3 - 485.4Australia (South Australia) M. sevierensis (203882)
Datsonian488.3 - 485.4China (Jilin Provence) M. serierensis (156929)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hubei) M. sp. (4740 4741 4742 4743)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7South Korea (Kangweondo) M. sevierensis (203855)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (New Mexico) M. sevierensis (203895)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Argentina M. servierensis (155999 156000 156001)
Ordovician485.4 - 443.8China (Jilin Provence) M. serierensis (156932)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Australia (South Australia) M. sevierensis (203884)
Wufeng - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4China (Guizhou) M. sp. (4739)