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Pterospathodus celloni

Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Balognathidae

Taxonomy
Spathognathodus celloni was named by Walliser (1964). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Llandoverygnathus.

It was recombined as Neospathognathodus celloni by Nicoll and Rexroad (1969); it was recombined as Llandoverygnathus celloni by Walliser (1972) and Cooper (1977); it was recombined as Pterospathodus celloni by Männik and Aldridge (1989).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Spathognathodus celloni Walliser
1964Ozarkodina adiutricis Walliser p. 54 figs. pl. 4, fig. 14; pl. 27, figs. 1–10; text-figs. 1a, 7h–m;
1969Neospathognathodus celloni Nicoll and Rexroad p. 45 figs. pl. 2, figs. 1–4
1972Llandoverygnathus celloni Walliser p. 76
1977Llandoverygnathus celloni Cooper p. 1063
1989Pterospathodus celloni Männik and Aldridge

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumConodontophorida()
RankNameAuthor
classConodonta
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
familyBalognathidaeHass 1959
genusPterospathodus
speciescelloni()

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.

†Pterospathodus celloni Walliser 1964
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Invalid names: Pterospathodus adiutricis Walliser 1964 [synonym]
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 Adavere to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 439.00000 to 430.50000 Ma

Collections (73 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill - Wenlock449.5 - 427.4Canada (Nunavut) Pterospathodus celloni (188123 188127 188128 188129 188130 188133 188135)
Ashgill - Gedinnine449.5 - 412.3Canada (Nunavut) Pterospathodus celloni (188160)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Canada (Quebec) Pterospathodus celloni (142821 142822)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (California) Neospathognathodus celloni, Ozarkodina adiutricis (226056)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Kentucky) Spathognathodus celloni (181827) Spathognathodus celloni, Ozarkodina adiutricis (181734)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Indiana) Neospathognathodus celloni, Ozarkodina adiutricis (180935) Ozarkodina adiutricis (180908 180914)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Ukraine Ozarkodina adiutricis (23343)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Greenland Pterospathodus celloni (183175 183178)
Aeronian - Telychian440.8 - 433.4Canada (Nunavut) Pterospathodus celloni (188150 188151 188152 188153 188161 188162)
Aeronian - Telychian440.8 - 433.4Canada (Manitoba) Pterospathodus celloni (177638 177648 177656 177663 177679)
Aeronian - Telychian440.8 - 433.4Greenland Pterospathodus celloni (182471 182946 183006 183062 183222 183223 183224 183284 183285) Spathognathodus celloni (183211)
Adavere439.0 - 428.2Estonia (Rapla) Pterospathodus celloni (193647)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Greenland Pterospathodus celloni (182433 182436 182437 182438 183011 183012 183014 183228)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Ontario) Pterospathodus celloni (77332)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (England) Spathognathodus celloni, Ozarkodina adiutricis (184764)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Cornwallis Island) Pterospathodus celloni (211088 211089 211090 211091 211092 211094 211096 211099)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Quebec) Ozarkodina adiutricis (77343)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Cape Manning) Pterospathodus celloni (211219 211220 211221 211222 211223)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (Nevada) Pterospathodus celloni (181135 181136 181138)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5Greenland Pterospathodus celloni (182479)
Sheinwoodian - Homerian433.4 - 427.4Canada (Manitoba) Pterospathodus celloni (177639 177649 177664 177678)