Longodus
| Longodus Temporal range: Ludlow | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Agnatha |
| Subclass: | Thelodonti |
| Order: | Thelodontiformes |
| Family: | Longodidae Märss, 2006 |
| Genus: | Longodus Märss, 2006 |
| Species: | L. acicularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Longodus acicularis Märss, 2006 [1] | |
Longodus is an extinct genus of thelodont, placed in its own family[1][2] – Longopdidae – which existed in what is now Estonia during the Ludlow epoch of the upper Silurian period.[3] The type and only species is Longodus acicularis.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 3 T. Märss (2006). "Thelodonts (Agnatha) from the basal beds of the Kuressaare Stage, Ludlow, Upper Silurian of Estonia" (PDF). Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, Geology. 55 (1): 43–66.
- ↑ Mark V. H. Wilson & Tiiu Märss (2009). "Thelodont phylogeny revisited, with inclusion of key scale-based taxa" (PDF). Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences. 58 (4): 297–310. doi:10.3176/earth.2009.4.08.
- 1 2 Märss, T., Turner, S. & Karatajūte-Talimaa, V. 2007. "Thelodonti". In H.P. Schultze. Agnatha II (PDF). 1B. Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, München. p. 143.
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