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Polyplacognathus

Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Polyplacognathidae

Taxonomy
Polyplacognathus was named by Stauffer (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m O Cara-u Sepkoski's reference number: 867].

It was assigned to Balognathidae by Stouge (1984); to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Polyplacognathidae by Stouge and Bagnoli (1999), Mestre and Heredia (2013) and Mestre and Heredia (2020).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Polyplacognathus Stauffer
1984Polyplacognathus Stouge p. 71
1999Polyplacognathus Stouge and Bagnoli p. 156
2002Polyplacognathus Sepkoski
2013Polyplacognathus Mestre and Heredia p. 47
2020Polyplacognathus 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
genusPolyplacognathusStauffer 1935

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. †Polyplacognathus Stauffer 1935
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Polyplacognathus jianyeensis An and Ding 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available