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Gomphodus

Pteraspidomorpha - Thelodontidae

Taxonomy
Gomphodus was named by Pander (1856).

It was assigned to Thelodontidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Gomphodus Pander p. 274
1963Gomphodus Jordan p. 585

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
familyThelodontidae
genusGomphodusPander 1856

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. †Gomphodus Pander 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2007-09-27 04:49:26
Modified: 2017-03-09 14:07:44
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ludfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 425.60000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) G. sandelensis, G. hoppei (13820)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Estonia G. sandelensis (13829 13830)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Lithuania G. sandelensis (207344)
Paadla422.9 - 419.2Estonia G. sandelensis (13826 13827)
Ohesaare421.5 - 419.2Estonia G. sandelensis (13831)
Kuressaare421.3 - 419.2Estonia G. sandelensis (13828)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic G. scrobiculatus (90516 90518)