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Scyphiodus

Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Plectodinidae

Taxonomy
Scyphiodus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Plectodinidae by Sweet (1988) and Dzik (1991); and to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Scyphiodus Sweet p. 186
1991Scyphiodus Dzik p. 314
2002Scyphiodus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
familyPlectodinidae
genusScyphiodus

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.

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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 Blackriveran to the top of the Shermanian or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) S. primus (23295 23298)