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Prioniodontida β
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| Rank | unranked clade (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Prioniodontida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 423 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 488 - 485 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 209 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Conodonta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Conodonta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Conodonta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite (based on Conodonta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. C. J. Donoghue, M. A. Purnell, and R. J. Aldridge, S. Zhang. 2008. The interrelationships of 'complex' conodonts (Vertebrata). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 6(2):119-153 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ozarkodinida β order | listed (PBDB) | 11,878 | 488 Ma Cambrian | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Prioniodinida β order | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Prioniodinina β suborder | listed (PBDB) | 1,327 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Balognathidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 699 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 307 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Distomodontidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 333 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 426 Ma Silurian | |
| Oistodontidae β family | listed (PBDB) | 57 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Phragmodontidae β family | listed (PBDB) | 18 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Histiodella β genus | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Oepikodus β genus | listed (PBDB) | 32 | 488 Ma Cambrian | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Paracordylodus β genus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 464 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Phragmodus β genus | listed (PBDB) | 134 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Sagittodontina β genus | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1976 | Prioniodontida Dzik |
| 2008 | Prioniodontida Donoghue et al. |
References
| Donoghue P. C. J., Purnell M. A., et al (2008) The interrelationships of 'complex' conodonts (Vertebrata), Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 6 2, 119-153 doi:10.1017/S1477201907002234 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
