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Palmatolepidae ✝

Description

Palmatolepidae is an extinct conodont family. It is part of the clade Prioniodontida, also known as the "complex conodonts".


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4841640https://www.gbif.org/species/4841640
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)259697https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=259697
Rankfamily
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Palmatolepidae
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Palmatolepidae
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
classConodontaEichenberg 1930
-PrioniodontidaDzik 1976
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
suborderOzarkodininaDzik 1976
familyPalmatolepidaeMüller 1956
Scientific NamePalmatolepidae
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Palmatolepidaefamilybelongs to Ozarkodininastated with evidenceDonoghue et al., 2008
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance393 - 383 Ma
Devonian
Last Recorded Appearance365 - 359 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Environmentmarine (based on Vertebrata)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Conodonta)
Visionwell-developed (based on Conodonta)
Dietcarnivore (based on Conodonta)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite (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
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmatolepidae

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Mesotaxis
genus
listed (PBDB)38388 Ma
Middle Devonian
383 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Palmatolepis
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Palmatolepis
genus
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
897393 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
365 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1956Palmatolepidae Müller
2008Palmatolepidae Donoghue et al. p. 138

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
Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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!
 
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