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Cordylodontidae

Conodonta - Proconodontida - Cordylodontidae

Taxonomy
Cordylodontidae was named by Lindström (1970). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Proconodontacea by Clark et al. (1981); and to Proconodontida by Sweet (1988) and Pyle and Barnes (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Cordylodontidae Lindström
1981Cordylodontidae Clark et al. p. W103
1988Cordylodontidae Sweet p. 185
2002Cordylodontidae Pyle and Barnes p. 43

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumConodontophorida()
RankNameAuthor
classConodonta
infraclassEuconodontaJanvier 1997
orderProconodontida
familyCordylodontidaeLindström 1970
familyCordylodontidaeLindström 1970

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.

Fm. †Cordylodontidae Lindström 1970
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G. †Cordylodus Pander 1856
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†Cordylodus angulatus Pander 1856
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Invalid names: Cordylodus prion Lindström 1955 [synonym]
†Cordylodus excavatus Sweet et al. 1959
†Cordylodus hastatus Barnes 1988
†Cordylodus intermedius Furnish 1938
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Invalid names: Cordylodus caseyi Druce and Jones 1971 [synonym], Cordylodus lenzi Müller 1973 [synonym]
†Cordylodus lindstromi Druce and Jones 1971
†Cordylodus proavus Müller 1959
†Cordylodus rotundatus Pander 1856
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†Iapetognathus aengensis Lindström 1955
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Invalid names: Iapetognathus preaengensis Fortey et al. 1982 [synonym]
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 Datsonian to the top of the Ashgill or 488.30000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (232 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4Sweden (Uppland) Cordylodus sp., Cordylodus prion (191678)
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4Norway (Naersnes) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus (156945 156964)
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4China (Jilin Provence) Cordylodus drucei, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus intermedius, Cordylodus lindstromi (156930) Cordylodus drucei, Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus intermedius (156927) Cordylodus drucei, Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus intermedius (156926) Cordylodus pravus (156915) Cordylodus proavus (156914) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus (156911 156913 156917 156918 156920 156923 156925)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4Norway (Oslo-Asker) Cordylodus proavus (204484)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4United Kingdom Cordylodus proavus (229481)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4China (Jilin Provence) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus (156908)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4Russian Federation (Gorny Altai) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus caseyi (203914 203916)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4South Korea Cambrooistodus cambricus (203752 203754) Cambrooistodus cambricus, Cambrooistodus minutus, Eoconodontus notchpeakensis (203753) Cambrooistodus minutus, Eoconodontus notchpeakensis (203755) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis (203751)
Merioneth497.0 - 485.4USA (Vermont) Cambrooistodus cambricus, Cambrooistodus minutus, Cordylodus sp., Eoconodontus alisonae, Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus (6870) Cambrooistodus cambricus, Cambrooistodus minutus, Eoconodontus alisonae, Eoconodontus notchperkensis, Cordylodus proavus (6871)
Furongian - Tremadoc497.0 - 477.7Norway (Naersnes) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus intermedius, Cordylodus lindstromi, Iapetognathus preaengensis (156965)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 487.5Canada (Nunuvat) Cambrooistodus minutus (203789)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 487.5USA (New Mexico) Cambrooistodus cambricus, Cambrooistodus minutus, Eoconodontus notchpeakensis (203887)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (New Mexico) Cordylodus andresi, Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus (203888 203892) Cordylodus caboti, Eoconodontus notchpeakensis (203891) Cordylodus proavus (203893) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus (203889 203890)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Nunavut) Cordylodus oklahomensis, Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus (203788)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Cordylodus andresi, Cordylodus caboti, Cordylodus deflexus, Cordylodus tortus, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus intermedius, Cordylodus lindstromi, Iapetognathus preaengensis (203839) Cordylodus caboti, Cordylodus deflexus (203837) Cordylodus caboti, Cordylodus deflexus, Cordylodus primitivus, Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus (203836) Cordylodus caboti, Cordylodus proavus (203835) Eoconodontus alisonae (90971) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis (90969 90970 203838)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (British Columbia) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis (203826)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (Virginia) Cambrooistodus minutus (203868) Cambrooistodus minutus, Eoconodontus notchpeakensis (203871) Cordylodus proavus (203866) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis (203869 203870 203872) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus (203867)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Alberta) Cordylodus caboti (203777) Cordylodus caboti, Cordylodus sp. (203780) Cordylodus intermedius (203779 203781 203782 203785) Cordylodus intermedius, Cordylodus lindstromi (203783 203784) Cordylodus sp., Cordylodus primitivus, Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus (203763) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis (203762)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Nunuvat) Cordylodus oklahomensis, Cordylodus angulatus, Cordylodus rotundatus, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus intermedius (203794) Cordylodus oklahomensis, Cordylodus proavus (203792) Cordylodus oklahomensis, Cordylodus rotundatus, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus intermedius (203793) Cordylodus oklahomensiss, Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus (203791) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus (203790)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (New York) Cordylodus proavus (89244)
Trempealeauan - Gasconadian492.5 - 477.7Canada (Quebec) Cordylodus drucei, Cordylodus intemedius, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus prion, Cordylodus lindstromi, Iapetognathus preaengensis (105866)
Batyrbaian - Tremadocian491.5 - 477.7Russian Federation (Siberia) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus caseyi (205624)
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4China (Jilin Provence) Cambrooistodus cambricus, Eoconodontus notchpeakensis (156900) Cordylodus drucei, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus intermedius (156924) Cordylodus drucei, Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus intermedius, Cordylodus lindstromi (156928) Cordylodus proavus (156912 156921 156922) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis (156899) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus (156906 156910 156916 156919)
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4China (Zhejiang) Cordylodus proavus (125708) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis (125705)
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4China (Jilin) Cambrooistodus cambricus (156902) Cambrooistodus cambricus, Eoconodontus notchpeakensis (156903) Cordylodus proavus (156907) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis (156904 156905)
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4China (Hebei) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus (129659)
Datsonian488.3 - 485.4Australia (Queensland) Cordylodus oklahomensis, Cordylodus lindstromi (77484)
Datsonian488.3 - 485.4Australia (South Australia) Cordylodus proavus (203882)
Datsonian488.3 - 485.4China (Jilin Provence) Cordylodus drucei, Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus intermedius, Cordylodus lindstromi (156929)
Datsonian488.3 - 485.4New Zealand (Maruia) Cordylodus sp., Cordylodus proavus (204051)
Skullrockian487.5 - 482.3USA (Texas) Cordylodus drucei, Iapetognathus n. sp. 1, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus lindstromi (219672)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (ShanXi) Cordylodus sp. (8530)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Russian Federation (Gorny Altai) Cordylodus angulatus, Cordylodus proavus (203936) Iapetognathus sp., Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus caseyi, Cordylodus lindstromi (203917)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Norway Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus intermedius, Cordylodus lindstromi, Iapetognathus preaengensis (3105)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7USA (Virginia) Cordylodus angulatus, Cordylodus intermedius (203861) Cordylodus angulatus, Cordylodus lindstromi (203862) Cordylodus angulatus, Cordylodus rotundatus, Cordylodus intermedius (203863)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7South Korea (Kangweondo) Cordylodus angulatus (203854 203855 203858)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina (Jujuy) Cordylodus angulatus (74348)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina Cordylodus angulatus, Cordylodus caseyi, Cordylodus hastatus, Cordylodus lindstromi (204252) Cordylodus sp. (8866 8867)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Canada (British Columbia) Cordylodus angulatus (203829) Cordylodus angulatus, Cordylodus caseyi (203834) Cordylodus angulatus, Cordylodus intermedius (203828) Cordylodus angulatus, Cordylodus intermedius, Cordylodus caseyi (203827 203832) Cordylodus angulatus, Cordylodus intermedius, Cordylodus caseyi, Cordylodus lindstromi (203833) Cordylodus angulatus, Cordylodus lindstromi (203849) Cordylodus caboti, Cordylodus angulatus, Cordylodus intermedius, Cordylodus caseyi, Cordylodus lindstromi (203830 203831)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Sweden Cordylodus sp. (3110)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (HeBei) Cordylodus sp. (7958 7964)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Kazakhstan Cordylodus angulatus (116491)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7USA (Nevada) Cordylodus lindstomi, Iapetognathus sprakersi, Cordylodus angulatus, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus intermedius (90927)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Russian Federation (Siberia) Cordylodus sp. (9271 9275 9276 9277 9282 9285 9291) Cordylodus sp., Eoconodontus sp. (9232 9274 9281 9284) Eoconodontus sp. (9231)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hubei) Cambrooistodus sp., Cordylodus sp. (4738)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Mexico (Oaxaca) Cordylodus angulatus (9830 9839 9847) Cordylodus angulatus, Cordylodus proavus (9837 9838 9840) Cordylodus oklahomensis, Cordylodus angulatus (9827) Cordylodus oklahomensis, Cordylodus proavus (9824) Cordylodus proavus (9841 9844 9848)
Pakerort485.4 - 484.5Estonia Cordylodus angulatus, Iapetognathus aengensis (204478) Cordylodus lindstromi (204474) Cordylodus n. sp. B Nicoll, Cordylodus lindstromi, Iapetognathus aengensis (204476) Cordylodus n. sp. B Nicoll, Eoconodontus altus, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus lindstromi, Iapetognathus aengensis (204475) Eoconodontus altus, Cordylodus angulatus, Iapetognathus aengensis (204479) Eoconodontus altus, Cordylodus lindstromi, Iapetognathus aengensis (204477) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus (204468 204469 204470 204471) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus lindstromi (204472 204473) Iapetognathus sp., Cordylodus angulatus, Cordylodus rotundatus (191670) Iapetognathus sp., Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus intermedius (191669)
Varangu485.4 - 484.5Sweden (Västerbotten) Cordylodus angulatus, Cordylodus rotundatus, Cordylodus prion (191675) Cordylodus rotundatus (191674)
Varangu485.4 - 484.5Sweden (Uppland) Cordylodus sp., Cordylodus angulatus, Cordylodus rotundatus (191681)
Warendian485.4 - 478.6Australia (Queensland) Cordylodus angulatus (77474) Cordylodus lindstromi (77485)
Warendian485.4 - 478.6China (Jilin Provence) Cordylodus drucei, Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus intermedius, Cordylodus lindstromi (156938) Cordylodus intermedus (156937) Cordylodus lindstromi (156939) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis (156933 156941) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus (156934)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7Canada (Quebec) Cordylodus intermedius (203942)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (Virginia) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis (203864)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (New Mexico) Cordylodus angulatus, Cordylodus intermedius, Cordylodus lindstromi (203901 203902 203903 203904) Cordylodus caboti, Cordylodus proavus (203896) Cordylodus caboti, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus intermedius, Cordylodus lindstromi (203897) Cordylodus caboti, Cordylodus prolindstromi, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus intermedius, Cordylodus lindstromi (203898) Cordylodus intermedius, Cordylodus lindstromi (203899) Cordylodus proavus (203894 203895) Iapetognathus n. sp., Cordylodus intermedius, Cordylodus lindstromi (203900)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Argentina Cordylodus angulatus, Cordylodus intermedius (156001) Cordylodus angulatus, Cordylodus intermedius, Cordylodus lindstromi (8880) Cordylodus proavus (156000)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Russian Federation (Siberia) Iapetognathus sp., Cordylodus angulatus, Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus caseyi, Cordylodus lindstromi (205623)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7USA (New York) Cordylodus angulatus (174039 174045 174046) Cordylodus angulatus, Cordylodus caseyi (174044 174047)
Ordovician485.4 - 443.8Norway (Naersnes) Cordylodus intermedius (156954) Cordylodus sp. (156950) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus intermedius, Cordylodus lindstromi, Iapetognathus preaengensis (156947) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus lindstromi, Iapetognathus preaengensis (156958)
Ordovician485.4 - 443.8China (Jilin Provence) Cordylodus drucei, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus intermedius, Cordylodus lindstromi (156931) Cordylodus proavus (156940) Eoconodontus notchpeakensis, Cordylodus proavus, Cordylodus intermedius (156932)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Australia (South Australia) Cordylodus angulatus (203883 203884)
Hunneberg481.1 - 474.8Estonia (Harju) Cordylodus spp. (203647 203649)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (HeBei) Cordylodus sp. (7956 7957 7974)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina Cordylodus sp. (8719 8751)
Arenigian - Llanvirn478.6 - 458.4USA (Alaska) Cordylodus sp. (114858)
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Estonia (Harju) Cordylodus spp. (203646)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Cordylodus sp. (104418)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (Hubei) Cordylodus sp. (4713)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Argentina Cordylodus sp. (8873 8893)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (HeBei) Cordylodus sp. (7959 7971)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (ShanXi) Cordylodus sp. (8532)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (HeBei) Cordylodus sp. (7955)
Llandeilian466.0 - 460.9Malaysia Cordylodus sp. A (181681)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (HeBei) Cordylodus sp. (7987)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (Shaanxi) Cordylodus sp. (8540)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (HeBei) Cordylodus sp. (7986)
Sandbian - Katian458.4 - 445.2Malaysia Cordylodus excavatus (181684)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Cordylodus sp. (23985)
Blackriveran - Richmondian457.3 - 445.5USA (Wyoming) Cordylodus concinnus (10442)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Minnesota) Cordylodus delicatus (358)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Québec) Cordylodus robustus (24569)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Québec) Cordylodus robustus (24571)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Malaysia Cordylodus sp. (181686 181687)