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Polycostatus

Conodonta - Protopanderodontida - Protopanderodontidae

Taxonomy
Polycostatus was named by Ji and Barnes (1994). Its type is Acodus oneotensis.

It was assigned to Protopanderodontidae by Pyle and Barnes (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Polycostatus Ji and Barnes
2002Polycostatus Pyle and Barnes p. 78

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
orderProtopanderodontida
familyProtopanderodontidaeLindström 1970
genusPolycostatusJi and Barnes 1994

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. †Polycostatus Ji and Barnes 1994
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Polycostatus falsioneotensis Ji and Barnes 1994
Polycostatus oneotensis Furnish 1938
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 Tremadoc to the top of the Llandeilian or 486.50000 to 460.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Alberta) P. falsioneotensis (203784 203785)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7South Korea (Kangweondo) Acodus oneotensis (203850 203857)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7USA (Virginia) Acodus oneotensis (203861 203862 203863)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Canada (British Columbia) P. sulcatus (203830 203832)
Llandeilian466.0 - 460.9Malaysia Acodus oneotensis (181680)