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Ctenodonta

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Ctenodontidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Tellinomya Hall
1852Ctenodonta Salter p. 64
1862Nucula (Tellinomya) Hall p. 55
1916Ctenodonta Raymond
1934Ctenodonta Isberg
1960Ctenodonta Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen p. 85
1969Ctenodonta Cox et al. p. N228
1975Ctenodonta Toni
1977Ctenodonta Hayami and Kase
1980Ctenodonta Vokes p. 1
1991Ctenodonta Babin and Gutiérrez-Marco p. 111
2002Ctenodonta Sepkoski
2006Ctenodonta Fang
2010Ctenodonta Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyCtenodontidaeWöhrmann 1893
genusCtenodontaSalter 1852

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.

G. †Ctenodonta Salter 1852
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Subg. †Ctenodonta (Tancrediopsis) Beushausen 1895
Ctenodonta auburnensis Branson 1909
Ctenodonta bidorsata Raymond 1906
Ctenodonta bodae Isberg 1934
Ctenodonta bussacensis Sharpe 1853
Ctenodonta carpenteri Schuchert 1900
Ctenodonta chambliensis Foerste 1924
Ctenodonta chapmani Öpik 1953
Ctenodonta concinna Bradley 1930
Ctenodonta corbuliformis Kobayashi 1934
Ctenodonta coreanica Kobayashi 1934
Ctenodonta dalecarlica Isberg 1934
Ctenodonta deserta Reed 1952
Ctenodonta dotensis Kobayashi 1934
Ctenodonta dubia Hall 1847
Ctenodonta dubiaformis Raymond 1905
Ctenodonta escosurae Sharpe 1853
Ctenodonta fraterculus Talent 1963
Ctenodonta hyacinthensis Foerste 1924
Ctenodonta iphigenia Billings 1865
Ctenodonta limbata Raymond 1905
Ctenodonta logani Salter 1859
Ctenodonta longa Ulrich 1894
Ctenodonta macalesteri Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
Ctenodonta madisonensis Ulrich 1894
Ctenodonta myalta Stewart 1920
Ctenodonta nasuta Hall 1847
Ctenodonta nasutaformis Kobayashi 1934
Ctenodonta newtoni Whidborne 1896
Ctenodonta nipponica Kobayashi 1934
Ctenodonta norvegica Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen 1960
Ctenodonta nuda Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen 1960
Ctenodonta obliqua Hall 1845
Ctenodonta oblongata Kobayashi 1934
Ctenodonta parvidens Raymond 1905
Ctenodonta peracuta Raymond 1905
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Invalid names: Ctenodonta levata Raymond 1902 [synonym]
Ctenodonta placita Talent 1963
Ctenodonta pygmaea Isberg 1934
Ctenodonta ribeiroi Sharpe 1853
Ctenodonta schmalenseei Isberg 1934
Ctenodonta simulatrix Ulrich 1894
Ctenodonta spjeldnaesi Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen 1960
Ctenodonta striata Kobayashi 1934
Ctenodonta subcircularis Prouty 1923
Ctenodonta subnasuta Ulrich 1894
Ctenodonta tornquisti Isberg 1934
Ctenodonta victoriae Chapman 1908
Ctenodonta youngi Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
Invalid names: Tellinomya Hall 1847 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C Babin and J C Gutiérrez-Marco 1991Nuculaniform ctenodontids lacking prominent concentric ornament.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Diet 2: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Cox et al. (1969). LIFE HISTORY: Data from Meyer et al (2009); appears to have byssal attachment; modern nuculanids are predominantly deposit feeders but can suspension feed.g
Created: 2009-06-05 12:35:29
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:04:18
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Osagean or 486.40000 to 342.90000 Ma

Collections (343 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ordovician486.85 - 443.1USA (New York) C. sp. (332)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Bolivia C. sp. (8839)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina (Jujuy) C. sp. (8882)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina C. sp. (9021)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Argentina (Jujuy) C. spp. (14225)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Bolivia (Tarija) C. sp. (9107)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina C. sp. (8777 8783)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Morocco C. escosurae (56608) C. sp. (20979)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0France (Loire-Atlantique, Ille-et-Vilaine, and Manche) C. sp. (20864)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2Canada (Quebec) C. sp. (318)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47South Africa C. grahami, C. sp. (a) (35581) C. nigelli, C. sp. (a) (35578) C. sp. (d) (35582) C. stowi, C. sp. (a), C. sp. (b) (35589)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) C. sp. (78403)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany C. sp. (616 60446)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95South Africa C. sp. (c) (35593)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31China (Hunan) C. sp. (34986 34987)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31China (Guangxi) C. dubiiformisa (4846)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Indiana) C. sp. (6733 6734)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Indiana) C. sp. (224231)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Indiana) C. sp. (551)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Kentucky) C. sp. (562)