Diagnoza

The element P1 shows significant variation in the diagnostic curvature, most elements being laterally bent, symmetrical elements not being rare. The basal cavity is also variable in adult specimens being slightly swollen and Pseudopolygnathus-like.

Porównanie

Generally, the basal cavity of P₁ elements  shows the morphology typical of Siphonodella, that is fusiform in shape, but a few very mature specimens are in this respect somewhat transitional to Pseudopolygnathus. The only co-occurring oz elements that could belong to the same apparatus are rather robust and variable in morphology. They tend to develop a narrow platform along the dorsal process that gives them a slightly 'notognathella' appearance.

Autekologia

Występowanie geograficzne

Zasięg czasowy

early Tournaisian

Materiały muzealne

ZPAL

Literatura

Dzik, J. 1997. Emergence and succession of Carboniferous conodont and ammonoid communities in the Polish part of the Variscan sea. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 42, 57-170.