| NOUN | animal | order Conodonta, Conodonta, Conodontophorida, order Conodontophorida | extinct order of primitive vertebrates |
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| Meaning | Extinct order of primitive vertebrates; the precise taxonomy is not clear; in some classifications considered a separate phylum. | |
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| Synonyms | Conodonta, Conodontophorida, order Conodontophorida | |
| Member of | Agnatha, superclass Agnatha | superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws / jaws and pelvic fins |
| Members | conodont | small (2 inches long) extinct eellike fish with a finned tail and a notochord and having cone-shaped teeth containing cellular bone |
| Broader | animal order | The order of animals |
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