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Bispathodus
Classification
Phylum:
Conodonta
Class:
Conodonta
Order:
Conodontophorida
Superfamily:
Polygnathacea
Family:
Polygnathidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Bispathodus MÜLLER, 1962a, p. 114
Type Species:
Spathodus spinulicostatus BRANSON, 1934, p. 305, OD
Images
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Fig. 111, B. costatlls (BRANSON), holotype, L.Miss. (Hannibal F.), USA(Mo.);4 a-c, Pa element in lat., upper, and lower views, × 23 (Ziegler, Sandberg, & Austin, 1974)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-Asia-N. Am.-Australia
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Dev. (Famenn.)
Beginning International Stage:
Famennian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
371.1
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Miss. (Tournais.)
Ending International Stage:
Tournaisian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
346.73
Description
Pa element carminate or carminiscaphate, commonly with accessory denticles on right side of blade, accessory denticles discrete or connected to main denticle row by transverse ridges. [Only Pa element is recognized.]
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Conodonta
Class:
Conodonta
Order:
Conodontophorida
Superfamily:
Polygnathacea
Family:
Polygnathidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Bispathodus MÜLLER, 1962a, p. 114
Type Species:
Spathodus spinulicostatus BRANSON, 1934, p. 305, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 111, B. costatlls (BRANSON), holotype, L.Miss. (Hannibal F.), USA(Mo.);4 a-c, Pa element in lat., upper, and lower views, × 23 (Ziegler, Sandberg, & Austin, 1974)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-Asia-N. Am.-Australia
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Dev. (Famenn.)
Beginning International Stage:
Famennian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
371.1
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Miss. (Tournais.)
Ending International Stage:
Tournaisian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
346.73
Description
Pa element carminate or carminiscaphate, commonly with accessory denticles on right side of blade, accessory denticles discrete or connected to main denticle row by transverse ridges. [Only Pa element is recognized.]