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Periodon macrodentatus

Conodonta - Ozarkodinida

Taxonomy
Oistodus macrodentata was named by Graves and Ellison (1941).

It was recombined as Prioniodina macrodentata by Bradshaw (1969); it was recombined as Periodon macrodentata by Rasmussen (2001); it was recombined as Periodon macrodentatus by Stouge (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. flabellum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Oistodus macrodentata Graves and Ellison pp. 13 - 14 figs. pl. 2, figs. 6, 22–23, 28
1969Prioniodina macrodentata Bradshaw p. 1160 figs. pl. 137, fig. 19
2001Periodon macrodentata Rasmussen pp. 114 - 116 figs. pl. 14, figs. 1, 2, 4–8, 3?
2012Periodon macrodentatus Stouge pp. 86 - 87 fig. 9M–9U

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
genusPeriodonHadding 1913
speciesmacrodentatus(Graves and Ellison 1941)

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 macrodentatus Graves and Ellison 1941
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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 Llanvirn to the top of the Darriwilian or 468.00000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3Canada (Newfoundland) Periodon macrodentatus (210498 210500 210501)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Prioniodina macrodentata (25753)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4New Zealand Periodon macrodentatus (210504 210505 210507 210508 210509)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (Zhejiang) Periodon macrodentatus (223088)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Canada (Newfoundland) Periodon macrodentatus (210478 210479 210480 210481 210482 210483 210484 210485 210486 210487 210488 210489 210490 210502 210503)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Argentina Periodon macrodentatus (210374 210376 210377 210378 210388 210390 210391 210392 210416 210420 210423 210425 210428 210433 210440 210442 210444 210451 210452 210453 210456 210458 210459 210460)