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Cnismatocentridae

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cnismatocentridae

Taxonomy
Cnismatocentridae was named by Cooper (1973). It is extant. Its type is Cnismatocentrum.

It was assigned to Cancellothyridoidea by Williams et al. (2006) and Emig et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Cnismatocentridae Cooper p. 389
2006Cnismatocentridae Williams et al. p. 2159
2013Cnismatocentridae Emig et al. p. 77

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyCancellothyridoideaThomson 1926
familyCnismatocentridae
familyCnismatocentridae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Cnismatocentridae Cooper 1973
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Subfm. †Arcuatothyridinae Katz 1974
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†Arcuatothyris arcuata Roemer 1841
G. †Nucleatina Kats 1962
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†Nucleatina biplicata Sowerby 1812
†Nucleatina nanclasi Coquand 1860
†Terebratula biplicata acuta von Buch 1834
G. Cnismatocentrum Dall 1920
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:54:02
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:54:02
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 125.00000 to 66.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 122.46 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Portugal Terebratula biplicata (73507)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Switzerland Terebratula biplicata (2172 2173 2174 2231 2233 2234)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Switzerland Terebratula biplicata (2232)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar Terebratula biplicata (98245)
Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian113.0 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Terebratula biplicata (198090)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3France Terebratula biplicata (233804 233805)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Charente-Maritime) Terebratula biplicata (64878)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Arcuatothyris arcuata (187630)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Poitou-Charentes) Terebratula biplicata (73862 73863)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Czech Republic Terebratula biplicata (90513)
Middle Cenomanian - Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom Arcuatothyris arcuata (153948)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Terebratula biplicata (90516)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6France Terebratula nanclasi (3776)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Tajikistan Nucleatina nanclasi (164181)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Iran Terebratula biplicata (87113)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Tajikistan Nucleatina biplicata (163751)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Turkmenistan Nucleatina biplicata (164183)