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Proscandodus

Conodonta - Paraconodontida - Furnishinidae

Taxonomy
Proscandodus is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Proscandodus Clark et al. p. W114
2002Proscandodus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumConodontophorida()
RankNameAuthor
classConodonta
orderParaconodontidaMüller 1962
superfamilyFurnishinaceaMüller 1981
familyFurnishinidaeMüller and Nogami 1971
genusProscandodus

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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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 Guzhangian to the top of the Furongian or 500.50000 to 485.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Hebei) P. tortilis, P. sp. (129589)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4South Korea P. dissimilaris (203731)