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Kockelellidae ✝
Description | Kockelellidae is an extinct conodont family. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kockelellidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Kockelellidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Kockelellidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Kockelellidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 426 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Conodonta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Conodonta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Conodonta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite (based on Conodonta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. M. Wickström and P. C. J. Donoghue. 2005. Cladograms, phylogenies and the veracity of the conodont fossil record. Special Papers in Palaeontology 73:185-218 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kockelellidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Ctenognathodus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 134 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 426 Ma Silurian | |
Kockelella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 498 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 426 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1981 | Kockelellidae Klapper |
2003 | Kockelellidae Viira and Einasto |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!