Prioniodus

Prioniodus Temporal range: Ordovician–Carboniferous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific 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

1. Monographie der fossilen fische des silurischen systems des Russisch-baltischen gouvernements. CH Pander, 1856
2. 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

• "Prioniodus". The Encyclopedia of Life.
• "Prioniodus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 22 June 2016.