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Protoprioniodus

Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Paracordylodontidae

Taxonomy
Protoprioniodus was named by McTavish (1973) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l O Aren-u Sepkoski's reference number: 800,867].

It was assigned to Oistodontinae by Sweet (1988); to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Paracordylodontidae by Pyle and Barnes (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Protoprioniodus McTavish
1988Protoprioniodus Sweet p. 186
2002Protoprioniodus Pyle and Barnes p. 105
2002Protoprioniodus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
familyParacordylodontidaeBergström 1981
genusProtoprioniodusMcTavish 1973

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. †Protoprioniodus McTavish 1973
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Diagnosis
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