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Strachanognathus

Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Strachanognathidae

Taxonomy
Strachanognathus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Protopanderodontidae by Sweet (1988); to Strachanognathidae by Dzik (1994); and to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Strachanognathus Sweet p. 185
1994Strachanognathus Dzik p. 62
2002Strachanognathus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
familyStrachanognathidaeBergstrom 1981
genusStrachanognathus

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Dzik 1994All elements of the apparatus laterally flattened ver y large denticle on the inner side of the cusp.
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 Dapingian to the top of the Richmondian or 470.00000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina S. sp. (8746)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Canada (Ontario) S. parva (173871)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3Canada (Newfoundland) S. parvus (210461)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Norway S. parvus (203617)
Maysvillian - Richmondian450.2 - 445.5USA (Nevada) S. parvus (10667)