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Acodus β
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Acodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 501 - 499 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 408 - 388 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | C. Pander. 1856. Monographie der fossilen Fische des silurischen Systems des Russisch-Baltischen Gouvernements. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Acodus acutus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Acodus crassus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Acodus delicatus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Acodus deltatus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Acodus erectus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Acodus jonesi β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Acodus kechikaensis β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Acodus neodeltatus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Acodus planus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Acodus sigmoideus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Acodus similaris β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 49 | 488 Ma Cambrian | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Acontiodus malayensis β species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Acontiodus rectus β species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1856 | Acodus Pander |
| 1856 | Acontiodus Pander |
| 2003 | Acodus Pyle and Barnes |
References
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!
