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Prioniodus

Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Balognathidae

Taxonomy
Prioniodus was named by Pander (1856) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-u O Llvi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 867,1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Prioniodidae by Harlton (1933) and Gunnell (1933); to Prioniodontidae by Stouge and Bagnoli (1999) and Pyle and Barnes (2002); to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Balognathidae by Donoghue et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Prioniodus Pander
1933Prioniodus Gunnell p. 265
1933Prioniodus Harlton p. 12
1999Prioniodus Stouge and Bagnoli p. 150
2002Prioniodus Pyle and Barnes p. 109
2002Prioniodus Sepkoski
2008Prioniodus Donoghue et al. p. 138

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
familyBalognathidaeHass 1959
genusPrioniodusPander 1856

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. †Prioniodus Pander 1856
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Prioniodus alatus Hinde 1879
Prioniodus altodus Harlton 1933
Prioniodus cacti Gunnell 1933
Prioniodus dactylodus Gunnell 1933
Prioniodus galesburgensis Gunnell 1933
Prioniodus hercynicus Eichenberg 1930
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 Dawan to the top of the Kasimovian or 478.60000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Kazakhstan P. oepiki (116493)
Early/Lower Ordovician485.4 - 470.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen P. abbatus (186596)
Ordovician485.4 - 443.8Germany P. hercynicus (218872)
Hunneberg481.1 - 474.8Estonia (Harju) P. elegans (203647)
Hunneberg481.1 - 474.8Russian Federation (St. Petersburg) P. elegans (191293 191294 191295 191296 191316 191317 191318)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (JiangSu) P. sp. (7923 7926 7934)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Norway (Svalbard) P. evae, P. intermedius (141547) P. intermedius (141915) P. sp. (141917)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina P. sp. (8744)
Floian477.7 - 470.0China (Hunan) P. honghuayuanensis (226639)
Floian477.7 - 470.0New Zealand (Maruia) P. sp. (204052)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Norway (Svalbard) P. intermedius (141548)
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Estonia (Harju) P. crassulus (203644) P. elegans (203642 203646)
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Russian Federation (St. Petersburg) P. elegans (191298 191299 191319)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) P. sp. (210658 210660)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Estonia (Harjumaa) P. elegans (154840)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Estonia P. sp. 1 Lindström (56202)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Canada (Northwest Territories) P. evae (103361) P. navis (25753)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (JiangSu) P. sp. (7932)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Russian Federation (Siberia) P. sp. (206301)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Iran P. sp. (66874)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Canada (British Columbia) P. sp. (177960 177961)
Aseri463.5 - 460.9Estonia P. sp. 1 Lindström (56200)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) P. gerdae (23987)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0China (JiangSu) P. sp. (7931)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (New York) P. spicatus, P. erraticus (226072)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Iowa) P. cassilaris, P. spp. (211320)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2USA (Oklahoma) P. altodus (132869)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Missouri) P. dactylodus, P. cacti (132615)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) P. galesburgensis (132616) P. sp. (132613)