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Tripodus

Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Acodontidae

Taxonomy
Tripodus was named by Bradshaw (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l O Llvi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 867]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Tripodontinae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Tripodus Bradshaw
1988Tripodus Sweet p. 186
2002Tripodus Pyle and Barnes p. 94
2002Tripodus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
familyAcodontidaeDzik 1994
genusTripodusBradshaw 1969

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. †Tripodus Bradshaw 1969
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Tripodus laevis Bradshaw 1969
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Invalid names: Tripodus alatus Bradshaw 1969 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available