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Teridontus
Classification
Phylum:
Conodonta
Class:
Conodonta
Order:
Conodontophorida
Superfamily:
Distacodontacea
Family:
Teridontidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Teridontus MILLER, 1980, p. 33
Type Species:
Oneotodus nakamurai NOGAMI, 1967, p. 216, OD
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Fig. 95, 1. *T. nakamurai (Nogami), L.Ord., USA
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Asia, Australia, Europe, North America
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Cam.
Beginning International Stage:
Guzhangian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
50
Beginning Date:
498.75
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Ord.
Ending International Stage:
Floian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
471.26
Description
Symmetrical coniform elements, usually erect to reclined, forming probable unimembrate apparatuses, Costae lacking, cross section circular to slightly oval; faint striae covering most of cusp in some.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Conodonta
Class:
Conodonta
Order:
Conodontophorida
Superfamily:
Distacodontacea
Family:
Teridontidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Teridontus MILLER, 1980, p. 33
Type Species:
Oneotodus nakamurai NOGAMI, 1967, p. 216, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 95, 1. *T. nakamurai (Nogami), L.Ord., USA
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Asia, Australia, Europe, North America
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Cam.
Beginning International Stage:
Guzhangian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
50
Beginning Date:
498.75
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Ord.
Ending International Stage:
Floian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
471.26
Description
Symmetrical coniform elements, usually erect to reclined, forming probable unimembrate apparatuses, Costae lacking, cross section circular to slightly oval; faint striae covering most of cusp in some.