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Periodon

Conodonta - Ozarkodinida

Taxonomy
Periodon was named by Hadding (1913) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l O Cara-u Sepkoski's reference number: 313,867]. It is not extant. Its type is Periodon aculeatus. It is the type genus of Periodontidae.

It was assigned to Periodontidae by Pyle and Barnes (2002); to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ozarkodinida by Donoghue et al. (2008).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
  • Loxognathus was named by Graves and Ellison (1941).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Periodon by Bradshaw (1969).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Periodon Hadding
1941Loxognathus Graves and Ellison
2002Periodon Pyle and Barnes p. 107
2002Periodon Sepkoski
2008Periodon Donoghue et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
genusPeriodonHadding 1913

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. †Periodon Hadding 1913
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Periodon aculeatus Hadding 1913
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Invalid names: Periodon flabellata Graves and Ellison 1941 [synonym]
Periodon grandis Ethington 1959
Periodon hankensis Stouge 2012
Periodon macrodentatus Graves and Ellison 1941
Invalid names: Loxognathus Graves and Ellison 1941 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available