PaleoDB taxon number: 34066
Parent taxon: Conodontophorida according to J. J. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthodina, Adetognathus, Aethotaxis, Algherella, Alternognathus, Amydrotaxis, Anastrophognathus, Ancoradella, Ancyrodella, Ancyrodelloides, Ancyrognathus, Ancyrolepis, Angulodus, Ansella, Antognathus, Apatella, Appalachignathus, Apsidognathus, Archaeognathus, Aspeluindia, Astropentagnathus, Axiothea, Bactrognathus, Bergstroemognathus, Branmehlia, Bryantodina, Budurovignathus, Caenodontus, Cahabagnathus, Cambrooistodus, Capricornognathus, Carinella, Carniodus, Chirodella, Chosonodina, Clarkina, Clavohamulus, Cloghergnathus, Coelocerodontus, Coleodus, Complexodus, Coryssognathus, Cristodus, Cryptotaxis, Culumbodina, Curtognathus, Cypridodella, Declinognathodus, Dentacodina, Diadelognathus, Dichodella, Diplododella, Diplognathodus, Distacodontacea, Dollymae, Dvorakia, Elsonella, Embaysgnathus, Eocarniodus, Eoconodontus, Eoplacognathus, Eotaphrus, Evencodus, Exochognathus, Fahraeusodus, Fryxellodontus, Fungulodus, Geniculatus, Gladigondolella, Granatodontus, Hamarodus, Hemilistrona, Hibbardellidae, Hindeodelloides, Hindeodina, Hirsutodontus, Homoiranognathus, Huddlella, Iapetognathus, Icriodontidae, Idiognathoides, Iranognathus, Isarcicella, Istorinus, Johnognathus, Juanognathus, Kimognathus, Klapperina, Latericriodus, Laterignathus, Lenodus, Leptochirognathus, Leutorhinion, Loxodus, Macerodus, Mestognathus, Metaprioniodus, Misikella, Mitrellotaxis, Mixoconus, Monocostodus, Mosherella, Neocavitella, Neocoleodus, Neognathodus, Neohindeodella, Neomultioistodus, Neopanderodus, Neoprioniodus, Neostreptognathodus, Nericodus, Nicoraella, Nodognathus, Nordiodus, Norigondolella, Oelandodus, Oistodella, Oistodus, Oligodus, Oneotodus, Ozarcodina, Panderodontacea, Parabelodina, Parachirognathus, Parapaltodus, Paraprionodus, Paraserratognathus, Paroistodus, Parutahconus, Patrognathus, Pavlovites, Pedavis, Pinacognathus, Platyvillosus, Playfordia, Plegagnathus, Polonodus, Polygnathellus, Polygnathoides, Polylophodonta, Pranognathus, Prattognathus, Pravognathus, Prioniodidae, Prioniodina, Pristognathus, Proconodontus, Protopanderodus, Protoprioniodus, Pseudobelodina, Pseudofurnishius, Pseudopolygnathus, Pseudosweetognathus, Pteracontiodus, Ptilognathus, Pygodus, Rabeignathus, Reutterodus, Rhachistognathus, Rhipidognathus, Rhodalepus, Rhodesognathus, Rotundacodina, Roundya, Sannemannia, Schmidtognathus, Schopfodus, Scyphiodus, Sibiriodus, Siphonodella, Spinodus, Staufferella, Steptotaxis, Stereoconus, Stolodus, Subbryantodus, Sweetocristatus, Tangshanodus, Taoqupognathus, Tasmanognathus, Tripodus, Tropodus, Tuxekania, Ulrichodina, Volgelgnathus, Windsorgnathus, Xaniognathus, Zieglericonus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore