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Ansellidae

Conodonta - Belodellida - Ansellidae

Taxonomy
Ansellidae was named by Fåhræus and Hunter (1985).

It was assigned to Belodellida by Sweet (1988) and Pyle and Barnes (2002).

Subtaxa
Ansella, Hamarodus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Ansellidae Fåhræus and Hunter
1988Ansellidae Sweet p. 185
2002Ansellidae Pyle and Barnes p. 57

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
orderBelodellida
familyAnsellidaeFåhræus and Hunter 1985
familyAnsellidaeFåhræus and Hunter 1985

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. †Ansellidae Fåhræus and Hunter 1985
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G. †Ansella
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†Ansella jemtlandica Löfgren 1978
†Ansella longicuspica Zhang 1998
†Ansella nevadensis Ethington and Schumacher 1969
†Ansella pseudorobusta Serpagli 1967
†Ansella serrata Dzik 1976
G. †Hamarodus Viira 1975
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†Hamarodus brevirameus Walliser 1964
†Hamarodus europaeus Serpagli 1967
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 Floian to the top of the Late/Upper Ordovician or 477.70000 to 443.80000 Ma

Collections (141 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Ordovician485.4 - 470.0Canada (British Columbia) Ansella jemtlandica (177772)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina Ansella sp. (8744 8746 8751)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Peru Ansella jemtlandica (210687)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3Canada (Newfoundland) Ansella longicuspica (210498)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4Malaysia Ansella jemtlandica (186194)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4Canada (British Columbia) Ansella jemtlandica (177787)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Belodella nevadensis (210656 210657 210658 210659 210660 210661 210662 210663)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Argentina Ansella sp. (8706)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Canada (British Columbia) Ansella jemtlandica (177966) Ansella longicuspica (177959 177960)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (Inner Mongolia) Ansella crassa (223101)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4New Zealand Ansella jemtlandica (210504 210505)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Argentina Ansella jemtlandica (210374 210388 210423 210433 210451 210452 210459) Ansella sinuosa (210373 210458) Ansella sinuosa, Ansella jemtlandica (210376 210377 210378 210390 210391 210392 210416 210420 210453 210456 210460)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (Anhui) Ansella fenxiangensis (203668 203671 203672)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Kazakhstan Ansella jemtlanica (220540)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Canada (Newfoundland) Ansella longicuspica (210477 210478 210480 210482 210483 210484 210485 210487 210488 210489 210490 210502 210503)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (Guizhou) Ansella jemtlandica (222778 222779)
Darriwilian - Gisbornian467.3 - 452.7Australia (New South Wales) Ansella sp. (232629)
Aluoja - Aseri466.0 - 460.9Sweden Ansella jemtlandica (210650 210651 210652)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Estonia Ansella serrata (210675)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Lithuania Ansella serrata (210665)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (Hubei) Hamarodus sp. (4691)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0China (Inner Mongolia) Ansella sp. (222723)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0China Ansella jemtlandica (203614)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Thailand Ansella sp. A (142392) Ansella sp. B, Hamarodus europaeus (142397 142398 142403) Hamarodus europaeus (142394 142395 142396 142399 142400 142402)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8Malaysia Ansella jemtlandica (186204 186205 186208 186210) Hamarodus europaeus (186211 186212 186213 186214 186215 186216) Hamarodus europaeus, Ansella jemtlandica (186218 186219)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8Canada (British Columbia) Ansella jemtlandica (177795 177796 177797 177798 177800)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (JiangSu) Hamarodus sp. (7930)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (Hubei) Hamarodus sp. (4690)
Katian453.0 - 445.2China (Guizhou) Hamarodus brevirameus, Ansella jemtlandica (222781 222782 222783 222784 222785 222786 222787)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Sweden (southern Gotland) Hamarodus europaeus (183643 183644)
Maysvillian - Richmondian450.2 - 445.5USA (Nevada) Hamarodus europaeus (10667)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Sweden (southern Gotland) Hamarodus europaeus (183645)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Denmark (Bornholm) Ansella nevadensis, Hamarodus europaeus (184780)
Vormsi - Porkuni449.9 - 443.7Poland (Sandomierz) Hamarodus brevirameus (212365 212366 212367 212400 212401 212402 212403 212404 212405 212406 212407 212408 212409 212410 212411 212412 212417 212424)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Czech Republic Hamarodus europaeus (173763)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Czech Republic (Praha) Hamarodus europaeus (173725 173726)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Italy (Sardinia) Hamarodus europaeus, Ansella pseudorobusta (192914)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Austria Hamarodus europaeus (231709) Hamarodus europaeus, Ansella pseudorobusta (231710 231711)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Russian Federation Hamarodus europeaus (142463)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Ireland (Leinster) Hamarodus brevirameus (89130)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Spain (Málaga) Hamarodus europaeus (212332)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Germany Hamarodus europaeus (210975)