Westergaardodina

Westergaardodina; Temporal range: middle Cambrian-lower Ordovician PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	†Paraconodontida
Family:	†Westergaardodinidae
Genus:	†Westergaardodina; Müller, 1959
Species
	†Westergaardodina asinina Bagnoli & Stouge, 2014; †Westergaardodina brevidens; †Westergaardodina quadrata; †Westergaardodina matsushitai; †Westergaardodina grandidens; †Westergaardodina lui; †Westergaardodina ani; †Westergaardodina bohlini; †Westergaardodina cf. calix; †Westergaardodina proligula; †Westergaardodina ligula; †Westergaardodina cf. behrae; †Westergaardodina tricuspidata; †Westergaardodina bicuspidata; †Westergaardodina amplicava; †Westergaardodina nogamii; †Westergaardodina moessebergensis; †Westergaardodina curvata; †Westergaardodina latidentata; †Westergaardodina excentrica; †Westergaardodina obliqua; †Westergaardodina cf. ahlbergi; †Westergaardodina auris; †Westergaardodina communis; †Westergaardodina concamerata; †Westergaardodina dimorpha; †Westergaardodina fossa; †Westergaardodina gigantea; †Westergaardodina horizontalis; †Westergaardodina kleva; †Westergaardodina microdentata; †Westergaardodina polymorpha; †Westergaardodina procera; †Westergaardodina prominens; †Westergaardodina sola; †Westergaardodina tetragonia; †Westergaardodina wimani;

Westergaardodina is a species-rich genus of spine, U or W-shaped paraconodont^[3] known from Middle Cambrian to Lower Ordovician strata.^[4]^[5]

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Westergaardodina Temporal range: middle Cambrian-lower Ordovician PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	†Paraconodontida
Family:	†Westergaardodinidae
Genus:	†Westergaardodina Müller, 1959^[1]
Species
†Westergaardodina asinina Bagnoli & Stouge, 2014^[2] †Westergaardodina brevidens †Westergaardodina quadrata †Westergaardodina matsushitai †Westergaardodina grandidens †Westergaardodina lui †Westergaardodina ani †Westergaardodina bohlini †Westergaardodina cf. calix †Westergaardodina proligula †Westergaardodina ligula †Westergaardodina cf. behrae †Westergaardodina tricuspidata †Westergaardodina bicuspidata †Westergaardodina amplicava †Westergaardodina nogamii †Westergaardodina moessebergensis †Westergaardodina curvata †Westergaardodina latidentata †Westergaardodina excentrica †Westergaardodina obliqua †Westergaardodina cf. ahlbergi †Westergaardodina auris †Westergaardodina communis †Westergaardodina concamerata †Westergaardodina dimorpha †Westergaardodina fossa †Westergaardodina gigantea †Westergaardodina horizontalis †Westergaardodina kleva †Westergaardodina microdentata †Westergaardodina polymorpha †Westergaardodina procera †Westergaardodina prominens †Westergaardodina sola †Westergaardodina tetragonia †Westergaardodina wimani