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Tethyoceramus madagascariensis

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae

Taxonomy

Stenoceramus (Stenoceramus) madagascariensis was named by Heinz (1933). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Tethyoceramus madagascariensis by Walaszczyk et al. (2004) and Walaszczyk (2018).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1933	Stenoceramus (Stenoceramus) madagascariensis Heinz
2004	Tethyoceramus madagascariensis Walaszczyk et al.
2018	Tethyoceramus madagascariensis Walaszczyk p. 667 fig. 5

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)

Rank	Name	Author
infraclass	Pteriomorphia	(Beurlen 1944)
—	Ostreomorphi	Ferussac 1822
—	Ostreioni	Ferussac 1822
—	Myalinata	Paul 1939
order	Myalinida	Paul 1939
superfamily	Inoceramoidea	Giebel 1852
family	Inoceramidae	Giebel 1852
genus	Tethyoceramus	Sornay 1980
species	madagascariensis	(Heinz 1933)

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.

†Tethyoceramus madagascariensis Heinz 1933

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

low Mg calcitef

Locomotion:

facultatively mobilesubc

Life habit:

epifaunalsubc

Diet:

suspension feedersubc

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2005-01-28 02:25:20

Modified:

2005-01-28 04:25:20

Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class

References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Coniacian or 100.50000 to 86.30000 Ma

Collections (11 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Antarctica	Inoceramus madagascariensis (83363)
Turonian - Coniacian	93.9 - 86.3	Antarctica	Inoceramus madagascariensis (83360)
Turonian - Coniacian	93.9 - 86.3	Argentina	Inoceramus madagascariensis (90736)
Coniacian	89.8 - 86.3	Australia (Victoria)	Tethyoceramus madagascariensis (90701)
Coniacian	89.8 - 86.3	Antarctica	Inoceramus madagascariensis (83368)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.3 - 85.8	India (Tamil Nadu)	Tethyoceramus madagascariensis (198602 198603 198604)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.3 - 85.8	Madagascar	Tethyoceramus madagascariensis (46613)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.3 - 85.8	Australia (Victoria)	Tethyoceramus madagascariensis (90699)
Late/Upper Coniacian	89.3 - 85.8	Australia (Victoria)	Tethyoceramus madagascariensis (90700)