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Multioistodus

Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Multioistodontidae

Taxonomy
Multioistodus was named by Cullison (1938) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u O Llde-u Sepkoski's reference number: 800]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Multioistodontidae.

It was assigned to Multioistodontidae by Sweet (1988) and Pyle and Barnes (2002); and to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Multioistodus Cullison
1988Multioistodus Sweet p. 186
2002Multioistodus Pyle and Barnes p. 95
2002Multioistodus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
familyMultioistodontidaeHarris 1964
genusMultioistodusCullison 1938

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.

G. †Multioistodus Cullison 1938
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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 Arenig to the top of the Silurian or 478.60000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (HeBei) M. sp. (7956 7960)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Nevada) M. sp. (297)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) M. lateralis, M. subdentatus, M. n. sp. Lindstrom 1964 (104418) M. sp. (210662 210663)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Russian Federation (Siberia) M. tridens (206301)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) M. spp. (23090)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Malaysia M. sp. (181686 181687)