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Periodon grandis

Conodonta - Ozarkodinida

Taxonomy
Loxognathus grandis was named by Ethington (1959).

It was recombined as Periodon grandis by Stouge and Rasmussen (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. flabellum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Loxognathus grandis Ethington p. 281 figs. Pl. 40, Fig. 6
1996Periodon grandis Stouge and Rasmussen pp. 62 - 63 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
genusPeriodonHadding 1913
speciesgrandis(Ethington 1959)

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.

†Periodon grandis Ethington 1959
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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 Katian to the top of the Late/Upper Ordovician or 453.00000 to 443.80000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8Australia (New South Wales) Periodon grandis (189106 189107)
Blackriveran - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Periodon grandis (27087 27103 27104)
Blackriveran - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Periodon grandis (23295 23298)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Periodon grandis (76092)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (New York) Periodon grandis (337 76089 76090 76091)
Katian453.0 - 445.2USA (Oklahoma) Periodon grandis (212642 212643 212645 212646 212649 212650 212651 212652 212653 212654 212655 212658 212664 212665 212667 212668 212669 212670 212673 212674 212675 212677 212679 212727 212728 212776 212777 212778 212824 212825 212827 212828)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Periodon grandis (26098 26099 26100 27085)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Denmark (Bornholm) Periodon grandis (184780)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Periodon grandis (26097)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Periodon grandis (206167)