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Fahraeusodus marathonensis

Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Paracordylodontidae

Taxonomy
Gothodus marathonensis was named by Bradshaw (1969). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Mikrozarkodina marathonensis by Ethington and Clarke (1982); it was recombined as Fahraeosodus marathonensis by Stouge and Bagnoli (1988); it was recombined as Fahraeusodus marathonensis by Rasmussen (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Gothodus marathonensis Bradshaw p. 1151 figs. pI. 137: 13-15, text-fig. 3S-U
1982Mikrozarkodina marathonensis Ethington and Clarke pp. 55-56 figs. pl. 5: 14, 19, 20, 23, 24, 27
1988Fahraeosodus marathonensis Stouge and Bagnoli p. 119 figs. pI. 4: 15-17
2001Fahraeusodus marathonensis Rasmussen pp. 80 - 81 figs. Pl. 7: 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumConodontophorida()
RankNameAuthor
classConodonta
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
familyParacordylodontidaeBergström 1981
genusFahraeusodusStouge and Bagnoli 1988
speciesmarathonensis(Bradshaw 1969)

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.

Fahraeusodus marathonensis Bradshaw 1969
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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 Blackhillsian to the top of the Darriwilian or 474.90000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian487.5 - 470.0USA (New York) Fahraeusodus marathonensis (64618)
Early/Lower Ordovician485.4 - 470.0Canada (British Columbia) Fahraeusodus marathonensis (177737 177741 177742)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0Canada (British Columbia) Fahraeusodus marathonensis (177738 177740)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0Argentina Fahraeosodus marathonensis (204198)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3Canada (Newfoundland) Fahraeusodus marathonensis (210500)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Canada (Newfoundland) Fahraeusodus marathonensis (210475 210480 210486 210487 210488 210489 210490)