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Paraprioniodus

Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Multioistodontidae

Taxonomy
Paraprioniodus was named by Ethington and Clark (1982) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u Sepkoski's reference number: 800].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Paraprioniodus Ethington and Clark
1988Paraprioniodus Sweet p. 186
2002Paraprionodus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
familyMultioistodontidaeHarris 1964
genusParaprioniodusEthington and Clark 1982

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. †Paraprioniodus Ethington and Clark 1982
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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 Middle Ordovician to the top of the Whiterockian or 470.00000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4Canada (British Columbia) P. costatus (177747)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Canada (British Columbia) P. costatus (177925 177926 177927)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8Canada (British Columbia) P. costatus (177924)