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Plectodinidae

Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Plectodinidae

Taxonomy
Plectodinidae was named by Sweet (1988). Its type is Plectodina.

It was assigned to Prioniodontida by Sweet (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Plectodinidae Sweet p. 186

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

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. †Plectodinidae Sweet 1988
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G. †Tangshanodus An 1983
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 Shermanian or 477.70000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (HeNan) Tangshanodus sp. (20770)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (HeBei) Tangshanodus sp. (7956 7960 7961 7968)
Floian477.7 - 470.0China (XinJiang, Prov ) Tangshanodus sp. (154829)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Australia (Western Australia) Tangshanodus sp. B (211026)
Blackriveran - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Scyphiodus primus (23295 23298)