Full reference: E. B. Branson and C. C. Branson. 1947. Lower Silurian Conodonts from Kentucky. Journal of Paleontology 21(6):549-556
Parent taxon: Conodonta according to E. B. Branson and C. C. Branson 1947
See also Clark et al. 1981
Sister taxa: Acodina, Aldridgeodus, Aldridgeognathus, Amphigeisinidae, Ancidontus, Ancyrogondolella, Apteracontiodus, Belodellida, Bengtsonella, Branmehla, Chengyuania, Coleodontidae, Costiconus, Dasytodus, Diaphanodus, Dischidognathus, Distacodidae, Enantiognathus, Euconodonta, Euconodonta, Euconodonta, Fahraeosodus, Falcodus, Gagievodus, Gobduntaulepis, Heterdontoides, Hindeodella andrusovi, Iowagnathus, Llandoverygnathus, Lundodus, Minimodus, Nasusgnathus, Noixodontus, Omanognathus, Oslodus, Ozarkodinida, Palmatodella, Panderodontida, Pandorinella, Paraconodontida, Parvigondolella, Polygnathida, Polyplacognathida, Prioniodontida, Protopanderodontida, Pseudobelodella, Rexroadus, Rhynchognathodus, Rotundoconus, Sagittodontus, Scandodus, Silurognathus, Spathognathodus, Tardogondolella, Youngquistognathus, Zygognathus
Subtaxa: Trichonodella blanda Trichonodella inconstans Trichonodella symmetrica
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian to Triassic of Greece (1 collection)
• Devonian of Australia (1), Belgium (4), the Czech Republic (4), Greece (1), Italy (2), Morocco (2), Vietnam (1), Western Sahara (2)
• Silurian of China (2), the Czech Republic (2), Greece (2), Malaysia (1), Morocco (2), the Russian Federation (7), United States (55: California, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio), Western Sahara (3)
• Whiterockian of United States (1: Nevada)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Manitoba), China (1), Malaysia (2), the Russian Federation (8), Spain (2), United States (2: Nevada)
Total: 109 collections including 169 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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