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Ancyrognathus

Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae

Taxonomy
Ancyrognathus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Polygnathidae by Clark et al. (1981); and to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Ancyrognathus Clark et al. p. W164
2002Ancyrognathus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumConodontophorida()
RankNameAuthor
classConodonta
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
suborderOzarkodininaDzik 1976
superfamilyPolygnathaceaBassler 1925
familyPolygnathidaeBassler 1925
genusAncyrognathus

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.

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†Ancyrognathus asymmetrica Ulrich and Bassler 1926
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Invalid names: Ancyrognathus iowaensis Youngquist 1947 [synonym]
†Ancyrognathus triangularis Youngquist 1945
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 Frasnian to the top of the Early/Lower Famennian or 382.70000 to 370.60000 Ma

Collections (41 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2Spain (Palencia) A. asymmetricus (40356)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Germany A. amplicavus (197088)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Russian Federation (Northern Urals) A. inequalis (12330)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Germany A. amplicavus (228593) A. barbus, A. amplicavus (228556) A. iowaensis (228560) A. leonis, A. primus, A. coeni (228008) A. leonis, A. triangularis (228009) A. triangularis (228002 228477 228478 228479 228558) A. tsiensi (228559)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Morocco A. triangularis (152968 152983)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Spain (Aragon) A. triangularis (40449)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Portugal A. triangularis (199545)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Spain A. amana, A. asymmetricus (197176) A. seddoni, A. sp. (197173)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Ontario) A. euglypheus (40053) A. euglypheus, A. triangularis (40052)
Frasnian - Famennian382.7 - 358.9Germany A. asymmetricus (228481)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5China (Guangxi) A. triangularis (13005 13006)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1China (Guangxi) A. asymmetricus (12959 12961) A. sp. (12957) A. triangularis (12962 12967)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1France (Alsace) A. asymmetricus, A. amana, A. sp., A. ubiquitus, A. triangularis (38675)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Australia (New South Wales) A. ancyrognathoideus, A. asymmetricus, A. ubiquitus (40006)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Western Sahara A. asymmetrica (209256) A. triangularis, A. asymmetrica (209257)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Morocco A. asymmetricus (35385)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1USA (Alaska) A. amana (3102)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Russian Federation (Northern Urals) A. sp. (12331)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany A. sinelaminus (228483 228484 228561)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9France (Alsace) A. sp., A. sinelaminus (38676)