Lochriea
Lochriea Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | †Conodonta |
Order: | †Ozarkodinida |
Superfamily: | †Polygnathacea |
Genus: | †Lochriea Scott, 1942[1] |
Species[citation needed] | |
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Lochriea is an extinct genus of conodonts.
Use in stratigraphy
The Visean, the second age of the Mississippian, contains four conodont biozones, two of which are named after Lochriea species:
- the zone of Lochriea nodosa
- the zone of Gnathodus bilineatus
- the zone of Lochriea commutata
- the zone of Pseudognathodus homopunctatus
The Serpukhovian, the third or youngest age of the Mississippian, includes three conodont biozones, one of which is named after Lochriea species:
- the zone of Gnathodus postbilineatus
- the zone of Gnathodus bollandensis
- the zone of Lochriea ziegleri
References
External links
- "Lochriea". The Encyclopedia of Life.
- "Lochriea". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 5 July 2016.