''Acodus'' is an extinct genus of

conodont Conodonts, are an extinct group of marine jawless vertebrates belonging to the class Conodonta (from Ancient Greek κῶνος (''kōnos''), meaning " cone", and ὀδούς (''odoús''), meaning "tooth"). They are primarily known from their hard ...

Species

* ''A. acutus'' * ''A. campanula'' * ''A. crassus'' * ''A. delicatus'' * ''A. deltatus'' * ''A. erectus'' * ''A. firmus'' * ''A. jonesi'' * ''A. kechikaensis'' * ''A. neodeltatus'' * ''A. oneotensis'' * ''A. planus'' * ''A. primitivus'' * ''A. sigmoideus'' * ''A. similaris'' * ''A. tripterolobus'' * ''A. zeballus''

Distribution

Fossils of ''Acodus'' have been found in Argentina, Canada (Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut), China, Colombia ( Tarqui, Huila),Moreno et al., 2008, p.10 the Czech Republic, Estonia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, the Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States (Indiana, New York, Tennessee, Nevada, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Utah).''Acodus''
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* Conodont genera Ordovician first appearances Devonian extinctions Ordovician animals of Asia Ordovician animals of Europe Ordovician animals of North America Ordovician Canada Ordovician United States Ordovician animals of South America Ordovician Argentina Ordovician Colombia Fossils of Colombia Fossil taxa described in 1856 Paleozoic life of Ontario Paleozoic life of the Northwest Territories Paleozoic life of Nunavut Paleozoic life of Quebec {{Conodont-stub