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Platyvillosus

Classification

    Phylum:  
Conodonta
    Class:  
Conodonta
    Order:  
Conodontophorida
    Superfamily:  
Gondolellacea
    Family:  
Xaniognathidae
    Formal Genus Name and Reference:  
Platyvillosus Clark, Sincavage, & STONE, 1964, p. 376
    Type Species:  
*. asperatus, OD


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Fig. 105, 2a. P. costatus (Staesche), USA (Nev.), upper side, * (Sweet & others, 1971)., Fig. 105, 2b. *P. asperatus, USA (Nev.), upper side, * (Sweet & others, 1971).


Synonyms

Eurygnathodus; ?Foliella


Geographic Distribution

N.Am.-Eu.


Age Range

    Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:  
L.Trias.
    Beginning International Stage:  
Induan
    Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:  
0
    Beginning Date:  
251.9
    Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:  
L.Trias.
    Ending International Stage:  
Olenekian
    Fraction Up In Ending Stage:  
100
    Ending Date:  
246.7


Description

Apparatus unimembrate, composed entirely of arched segminiplanate elements with irregularly nodose, radially or transversely ribbed upper surfaces, these surfaces subcircular, quadrate, or larchrymiform in upper view. Elements supposedly occupying Pa position.




References

Clark, D. L., , & Behnken, F. H., , & Miller, J. F., , & Müller, K. J., , & Rosser, S. V., , Sincavage, J. P., & Stone, D. D., 1964, New conodont from the Lower Triassic of Nevada: J. Paleontol., v. 38, p. 375-377, 1 textfig., pl. 60.


Museum or Author Information

Sweet & others, 1971, Sweet & others, 1971