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Plectonotus
Taxonomy
Plectonotus was named by Clarke (1899) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-l D Eife Sepkoski's reference number: 362,797,1196]. Its type is Plectonotus derbyi. It is the type genus of Plectonotinae.
It was reranked as Bellerophon (Plectonotus) by Williams and Breger (1916); it was reranked as Bucanella (Plectonotus) by Knight et al. (1960).
It was assigned to Bellerophon by Williams and Breger (1916); to Bucaniellinae by Koken and Perner (1925); to Bucanella by Knight et al. (1960); to Bucaniinae by Horný (1963); to Bellerophontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Plectonotinae by Boucot and Yochelson (1966), Wahlman (1992) and Bouchet et al. (2005).
It was reranked as Bellerophon (Plectonotus) by Williams and Breger (1916); it was reranked as Bucanella (Plectonotus) by Knight et al. (1960).
It was assigned to Bellerophon by Williams and Breger (1916); to Bucaniellinae by Koken and Perner (1925); to Bucanella by Knight et al. (1960); to Bucaniinae by Horný (1963); to Bellerophontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Plectonotinae by Boucot and Yochelson (1966), Wahlman (1992) and Bouchet et al. (2005).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1899 | Plectonotus Clarke |
| 1916 | Bellerophon (Plectonotus) Williams and Breger p. 266 |
| 1925 | Plectonotus Koken and Perner |
| 1960 | Bucanella (Plectonotus) Knight et al. p. 175 fig. 91.4 |
| 1963 | Plectonotus Horný |
| 1966 | Plectonotus Boucot and Yochelson |
| 1992 | Plectonotus Wahlman |
| 2002 | Plectonotus Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Plectonotus Bouchet et al. pp. 134, 241 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Plectonotus Clarke 1899
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Subg. †Plectonotus (Plectonotoides) Boucot et al. 1986
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†Plectonotoides boucoti Peel 1974
†Plectonotoides cherylae Peel 1974
†Plectonotoides gaspensis Clarke 1908
†Plectonotoides trilobatus Conrad 1839
Subg. †Plectonotus (Plectonotus) Clarke 1899
†Plectonotus dereimsi Knod 1908
†Plectonotus hapsideus Clarke 1913
†Plectonotus laticarinata Knod 1908
†Plectonotus quadrilobatus Reed 1904
†Plectonotus raricostatus Radabaugh 1942
†Plectonotus rectangularis Knod 1908
†Plectonotus reissi Clarke 1899
†Plectonotus salteri Clarke 1899
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections (75 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caradoc | United Kingdom (England ) | P. sp. (434) | |
| Late/Upper Ordovician | USA (Maryland) | P. sp. (408) | |
| Mohawkian | USA (Virginia) | P. sp. (85585 85598 85601) | |
| Blackriveran | USA (New York) | P. sp. (324) | |
| Rhuddanian | Canada (Ontario) | Bucanella trilobita (173220) | |
| Alexandrian | USA (Ohio) | Bucania trilobatus (172921) | |
| Llandovery | Argentina | P. sp. (25072) | |
| Llandovery | United Kingdom (Wales) | P. sp. (521) | |
| Llandovery | Argentina (Salta) | P. sp. (2866) | |
| Llandovery | USA (New York) | Bucanella sp. (445) Bucanella trilobita, Bucanopsis trilobata (443) | |
| Llandovery | United Kingdom (England) | P. sp. (524) | |
| Llandovery - Wenlock | Brazil | P. sp. (25622) | |
| Llandovery - Ludlow | Peru | P. trilobatus (25082) | |
| Aeronian | United Kingdom (Wales) | Bucaniella trilobata (56395) | |
| Aeronian | Brazil (Goías) | P. derbyi (172919) | |
| Telychian | United Kingdom (Wales) | Bucaniella trilobata (56394 172854) | |
| Telychian | USA (Maryland) | Bucanella trilobata (172907 172908) | |
| Telychian | USA (New York) | Bucanella trilobata (82566) | |
| Telychian | Sweden (Gotland) | Bellerophon trilobatus (3972) | |
| Homerian | United Kingdom (England) | Bellerophon trilobatus (23057) | |
| Ludfordian | Sweden (Gotland) | Bellerophon trilobatus (13533 155712) | |
| Ludfordian | Canada (Nova Scotia) | Tritonophon trilobata (3843) | |
| Gleedonian | Canada (Nova Scotia) | P. boucoti (155696) | |
| Pridoli | Canada (Nova Scotia) | P. cherylae (155398) | |
| Pridoli | France | P. sp. (26114) | |
| Lochkovian | USA (Florida) | P. sp. (75630) | |
| Lochkovian | France | P. sp. (26115) | |
| Lochkovian | USA (Maine) | Bellerophon trilobatus (103288 103304) | |
| Lochkovian - Pragian | Algeria | Bucanella derbyi (27169) | |
| Early/Lower Devonian | Antarctica | P. derbyi (35564 35565 35566) | |
| Devonian | Brazil (Lambedor) | P. dereimsi, P. hapsideus (75176) | |
| Gedinnine | Saudi Arabia | P. derbyi (69195) | |
| Pragian | Canada (Quebec) | Bellerophon gaspensis (157354) | |
| Emsian | South Africa | Bellerophon fraternus, Bellerophon laticarinatus, Bellerophon dereimsi (35581) Bellerophon fraternus, Bellerophon quadrilobatus (35578) Bellerophon laticarinatus (35584 35589 35590) P. sp. (35604) | |
| Emsian | Uruguay | P. sp. (37078) | |
| Emsian | Brazil (Parana) | P. sp. (37080 37081 37082 37084 37093) | |
| Emsian - Eifelian | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | P. sp. (37115) | |
| Emsian - Eifelian | Brazil (Piaui) | P. sp. (37121 37126 37128) | |
| Emsian - Eifelian | Brazil (Goias) | P. sp. (37111) | |
| Emsian - Eifelian | Ghana | P. fraternus (35605) | |
| Emsian - Eifelian | Brazil (Parana) | P. sp. (37104 37105 37106 37107) | |
| Late/Upper Emsian | South Africa | Bellerophon laticarinatus (35599) | |
| Eifelian | Brazil (Para) | P. sp. (37137) | |
| Eifelian | South Africa | Bellerophon laticarinatus (35593) | |
| Eifelian | USA (Michigan) | Bellerophon raricostatus (128912 128953 128975) | |
| Eifelian - Givetian | Brazil (Parana) | P. sp. (37145) | |
| Eifelian - Givetian | Brazil (Piaui) | P. sp. (37170 37171) | |
| Frasnian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | P. sp. (77958) | |
| Late/Upper Givetian | Libya | P. sp. (35628) |