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Balognathoidea

Conodonta - Prioniodontida

Taxonomy
Balognathoidea was named by Hass (1959).

It was assigned to Prioniodontida by Stouge and Bagnoli (1999).

Subtaxa
Pygodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Balognathoidea Hass
1999Balognathoidea Stouge and Bagnoli p. 152

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
superfamilyBalognathoideaHass 1959
superfamilyBalognathoideaHass 1959

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.

Superfm. †Balognathoidea Hass 1959
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Fm. †Pygodontidae Bergström 1981
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G. †Pygodus Lamont and Lindström 1957
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†Pygodus serra Hadding 1913
Invalid names: Haddingodus Sweet and Bergström 1962 [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 Early/Lower Ordovician to the top of the Longvillian or 485.40000 to 455.00000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Ordovician485.4 - 470.0Canada (British Columbia) Pygodus protoanserinus (177772)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4Canada (British Columbia) Pygodus anserinus (177787)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Tennessee) Pygodus sp. (308)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Pygodus serra (210656 210657 210658 210660)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Pygodus sp. (103361)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (Tibet) Pygodus serra (186221)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Thailand Pygodus anserinus (142389)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9China (Hubei) Pygodus sp. (4711)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Sweden (Jämtland) Pygodus serra (210655)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Estonia Pygodus serra (210664 210675)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Lithuania Pygodus serra (210665)
Middle Llandeilo - Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (Hubei) Pygodus sp. (4710)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Norway Pygodus anserinus (203616 203617)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0China (Zhejiang) Pygodus anserinus (203714)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0China Pygodus anserinus (203614 203615)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Argentina Pygodus anserinus (8776)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Thailand Pygodus anserinus (142390)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8Canada (British Columbia) Pygodus anserinus (177795 177796 177797 177798)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0China (JiangSu) Pygodus sp., Haddingodus sp. (7948)