Polygnathodella

Polygnathodella is an extinct genus of conodont.

Polygnathodella
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
†Conodonta
Genus:
†Polygnathodella

Harlton, 1933[1]
Species
  • †Polygnathodella ouachitensis

Glen K. Merrill stated in 1963 that "conodont workers have considered Idiognathoides to be a junior synonym of Polygnathodella but it now proves to be a junior synonym of Cavusgnathus. Polygnathodella and Cavusgnathus are shown to form a transitional series."[2]

References
  1. Micropaleontology of the Pennsylvanian Johns Valley shale of the Ouachita Mountains, Oklahoma, and its relationship to the Mississippian Caney shale. B. H. Harlton, Journal of Paleontology, 1933, 7(1), pages 3-29 (Stable URL)
  2. Polygnathodella Harlton, 1933, or Idiognathoides Harris and Hollingsworth, 1933? Glen K. Merrill, Journal of Paleontology, March 1963, volume 37, issue 2 (abstract)
  • "Polygnathodella" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  • "Polygnathodella". Fossilworks. Retrieved 11 July 2016 from the Paleobiology Database.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)


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