Prioniodus

Prioniodus
Temporal range: Ordovician–Carboniferous
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Conodonta
Clade: Prioniodontida
Family: Balognathidae
Genus: Prioniodus
Pander 1856[1]
Species
  • Prioniodus altodus Harlton 1933
  • Prioniodus cacti Gunnell 1933
  • Prioniodus dactylodus Gunnell 1933
  • Prioniodus elegans Miller 1889 (type)
  • Prioniodus galesburgensis Gunnell 1933

Prioniodus is an extinct genus of conodonts in the family Balognathidae from the Ordovician.[2][3]

Prioniodus elegans is from the Ordovician of Baltoscandia.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Monographie der fossilen fische des silurischen systems des Russisch-baltischen gouvernements. CH Pander, 1856
  2. ^ a b On Pander's Ordovician conodonts: distribution and significance of the Prioniodus elegans fauna in Baltoscandia. SM Bergström, Senckenbergiana lethaea, 1988
  3. ^ The Conodont Genus Prioniodus and Related Forms. F. H. T. Rhodes and Klaus J. Müller, Journal of Paleontology, Vol. 30, No. 3 (May, 1956), pages 695-699 (Stable URL)

External links[edit]

  • "Prioniodus" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  • "Prioniodus". Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 22 June 2016.