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Spathognathodus dubius

Conodonta

Taxonomy
Spathognathodus dubius was named by Ethington and Furnish (1962). Its type specimen is SUI 10391 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Spathognathodus dubius Ethington and Furnish p. 1286 figs. Pl 172, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
genusSpathognathodusBranson and Mehl 1941
speciesdubius

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.

Spathognathodus dubius Ethington and Furnish 1962
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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 Ludfordian to the top of the Pridoli or 425.60000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.6 - 419.2Western Sahara Spathognathodus dubius (209258 209259 209260 209262)