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Prioniodinidae

Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Prioniodinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Prioniodinidae Bassler
1988Prioniodinidae Sweet p. 185
2002Prioniodinidae Pyle and Barnes p. 111

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumConodontophorida()
RankNameAuthor
classConodonta
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
orderPrioniodinidaSweet 1988
familyPrioniodinidaeBassler 1925
familyPrioniodinidaeBassler 1925

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.

Fm. †Prioniodinidae Bassler 1925
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G. †Aspelundia Savage 1985
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Aspelundia fluegeli Walliser 1964
G. †Diadelognathus Nicoll and Rexroad 1969
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Diadelognathus excertus Nicoll and Rexroad 1969
G. †Idioprioniodus Gunnell 1933
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Idioprioniodus camurus Gunnell 1933
Idioprioniodus striatus Gunnell 1933
Idioprioniodus typus Gunnell 1933
Invalid names: Neoprioniodus Rhodes and Müller 1956 [synonym]
G. †Prioniodina Ulrich and Bassler 1925
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Subg. †Prioniodina (Flabellignathus) Gedik 1975
Prioniodina alternata Ulrich and Bassler 1926
Prioniodina ctenoides Tatge 1956
Prioniodina powellensis Stauffer 1938
Prioniodina subcurvata Ulrich and Bassler 1925
Invalid names: Prioniodella Rhodes 1953 [synonym]
G. †Pristognathus Stone and Furnish 1959
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G. †Pseudolonchodina Zhou et al. 1981
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Pseudolonchodina expansa Armstrong 1990
Pseudolonchodina fluegeli Walliser 1964
Invalid names: Aspeluindia Savage 1985 [synonym]
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 Llandeilian to the top of the Oretian or 466.00000 to 221.00000 Ma

Collections (379 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenigian - Llanvirn478.6 - 458.4USA (Alaska) Prioniodina flabellum (114858)
Llandeilian466.0 - 460.9Malaysia Neoprioniodus sp. (181679)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Nevada) Prioniodina sp. (105569)
Cincinnatian - Richmondian451.0 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) Pristognathus bighornensis (228061)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Greenland Aspelundia expansa (182983 182987 183036) Aspelundia sp. A (182455) Pristognathus bighornensis (183027 183030)
Ashgill - Wenlock449.5 - 427.4Canada (Nunavut) Aspelundia fluegeli (188120 188121 188122 188123 188124 188125 188126 188127 188128 188129 188131 188133 188134)
Ashgill - Gedinnine449.5 - 412.3Canada (Nunavut) Aspelundia borenorensis (188171 188172 188174 188175) Aspelundia fluegeli (188149 188158 188159 188160 188204 188206 188207)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (California) Neoprioniodus sp. (225966)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Indiana) Diadelognathus comressus (180896 180920 180923) Diadelognathus excertus (180936)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Greece (Chios) Neoprioniodus latidentatus, Neoprioniodus multiformis, Neoprioniodus subcarnus (222760)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Spain (Alicante) Prioniodina muelleri (202238)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0Greece Prioniodina muelleri (222709)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0East Timor Prioniodella ctenoides (213502)
Ladinian - Norian242.0 - 208.5Greece Prioniodina muelleri (222734)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary Prioniodina norica, Prioniodina muelleri, Prioniodina venusta, Prioniodella prioniodellides, Hibbardella pectiniformis (99502)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Israel Prioniodina sp., Prioniodella decrescens (41693)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Greece (Hydra) Prioniodina kochi, Prioniodella decrescens (222738)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Greece Prioniodina muelleri (222716 222731 222733) Prioniodina petrae, Prioniodella decrescens (222714)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Greece Prioniodina sweeti (222701) Prioniodina sweeti, Prioniodina muelleri, Prioniodina sp. (222702)
Oretian227.5 - 221.0New Zealand Prioniodina sp. (137846)