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Paltodus unicostatus

Conodonta - Protopanderodontida - Drepanoistodontidae

Taxonomy
Paltodus unicostatus was named by Branson and Mehl (1933). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Panderodus unicostatus by Ethington (1959), Zhang and Barnes (2002) and Danielsen and Over (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Paltodus unicostatus Branson and Mehl
1959Panderodus unicostatus Ethington p. 554 figs. pl. 82, figs 6?, 17-19
2002Panderodus unicostatus Zhang and Barnes pp. 32 - 33 figs. Figure 15.1–15.24
2016Panderodus unicostatus Danielsen and Over pp. 8 - 87 fig. 3.11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumConodontophorida()
RankNameAuthor
classConodonta
orderProtopanderodontida
familyDrepanoistodontidae(Fahraeus and Nowlan 1978)
genusPaltodus
speciesunicostatus

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.

†Paltodus unicostatus Branson and Mehl 1933
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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 Ludlow to the top of the Lochkovian or 427.40000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Australia (Victoria) Paltodus unicostatus (25641)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Morocco Paltodus unicostatus (13935 13936 13938)