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Coleodontidae

Conodonta - Coleodontidae

Taxonomy
Coleodontidae was named by Branson and Mehl (1944).

It was assigned to Conodonta by Sweet (1988).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Coleodontidae Branson and Mehl
1969Archaeognathidae Miller p. 504 fig. 1
1988Coleodontidae Sweet p. 185
2017Archeognathidae Liu et al. p. 498

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodonta
familyColeodontidaeBranson and Mehl 1944
familyColeodontidaeBranson and Mehl 1944

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. †Coleodontidae Branson and Mehl 1944
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G. †Archaeognathus Cullison 1938
G. †Coleodus Branson and Mehl 1933
G. †Mixoconus Sweet 1955
G. †Neocoleodus Branson and Mehl 1933
G. †Stereoconus Branson and Mehl 1933
Invalid names: Archaeognathidae Miller 1969 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. W. Miller 1969 (Archaeognathidae)Small, comblike structures, consisting of phosphatic, cone-shaped denticles aligned along a base consisting of a bone-like substance. The base may be v or horseshoe shaped, and the denticles may be confined to only a portion of the base. The denticles attachment to the base is acrodont. The entire structure is phosphatic, and the denticle sare transparent or translucent.
H. P. Liu et al. 2017 (Archeognathidae)Large conodonts with individual elements that can be longer than 10mm; a highly modified apparatus consisting of only three pairs of elements, one pair of coleodiform and two pairs of archeognathiform; all elements containing robust basal bodies with distinctive radial or oblique ridge-and-groove surface ornamentation; denticles hyaline and fibrous, with rare or absent white matter.
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 Caradoc or 478.60000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Missouri) Archeognathus carinatus (75553) Archeognathus primus (75554)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Hubei) Coleodus sp. (4721)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (HeBei) Coleodus sp. (7957) Stereoconus sp. (7956)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Russian Federation (Siberia) Coleodus sp., Neocoleodus sp. (9294)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Coleodus clarus, Coleodus confinis, Coleodus mirabilis, Coleodus simplex (206300) Neocoleodus borealis, Neocoleodus breviconus, Neocoleodus dutchtowensis, Neocoleodus furcatus, Neocoleodus spicatus, Stereoconus turaensis (206301) Neocoleodus spicatus (206302)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9Russian Federation (Siberia) Stereoconus sp. (9296 9300 9301)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9Russian Federation (Siberia) Coleodus mirabilis (9222) Coleodus sp., Neocoleodus sp. (9227) Stereoconus sp. (9221 9223 9229 9230)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Stereoconus nodosicostatus (9228) Stereoconus sp. (9297 9304 9308)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (HeBei) Stereoconus sp. (7987)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Stereoconus sp. (9302)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Wyoming) Archeognathus indet. (181050) Coleodus indet., Stereoconus gracilis, Archeognathus indet. (181048) Stereoconus gracilis (181049) Stereoconus plenus (181046)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Mixoconus spp., Neocoleodus spp., Stereoconus spp. (23090)
Blackriveran - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Mixoconus primus, Stereoconus gracilis (23298)
Franklinian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Stereoconus gracilis (90381)
Franklinian457.3 - 449.6USA (Colorado) Stereoconus gracilis (155756)
Blackriveran - Richmondian457.3 - 445.5USA (Wyoming) Coleodus simplex, Neocoleodus spicatus (10442)
Chatfieldian - Edenian453.8 - 450.2Canada (Manitoba) Neocoleodus sp. (177641 177642) Neocoleodus sp., Stereoconus sp. (177630 177680) Stereoconus sp. (177629 177658)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Mongolia (Bayanhongor) Neocoleodus borealis (79592)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) Neocoleodus sp. (177632 177643 177644) Neocoleodus sp., Stereoconus sp. (177682) Stereoconus sp. (177659)