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Caprinulidae

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Caprinulidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Caprinulidae Yanin
2009Caprinulidae Nevesskaja
2010Caprinulidae Bouchet et al.
2011Caprinulidae Carter et al. p. 15
2013Caprinulidae Skelton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyCaprinulidaeYanin 1989
familyCaprinulidaeYanin 1989

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. †Caprinulidae Yanin 1989
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G. †Caprinula Orbigny 1847
G. †Caprotina Orbigny 1842
G. †Himeraelites Stefano 1889
G. †Neocaprina Plenicar 1961
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†Neocaprina gigantea Plenicar 1960
†Neocaprina raghawiensis Steuber and Bachmann 2002
G. †Sellaea Stefano 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:42:18
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:08:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 125.00000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Switzerland Caprotina ammonia (2180 2181 2183) Caprotina ammonia, Caprotina lonsdalii (2211)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0France Caprotina ammonia (2178 2182)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Oman Sellaea sp. (24025)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Greece Himeraelites sp. (34719)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Croatia Himeraelites sp. (64000)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Portugal Caprotina striata (67543)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Mexico (San Luis Potosí) Caprinula sp. (203165)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Italy Himeraelites sp. (4061)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Oman Caprotina sp., Sellaea himerensis (24027)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Egypt (Sinai) Neocaprina sp., Sellaea sp., Neocaprina raghawiensis (193561) Sellaea sp. (50272)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Egypt (Sinai) Neocaprina sp., Sellaea sp. (50269) Neocaprina sp., Sellaea sp., Neocaprina raghawiensis (50273)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Egypt Neocaprina sp. (193571)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Texas) Sellaea sp. (187291)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Portugal (Leiría) Caprinula sp. (224530)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Slovenia Caprinula olisiponensis, Neocaprina nanosi, Neocaprina gigantea (74892)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy (Abruzzo) Neocaprina nanosi, Neocaprina gigantea (162818)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy (Latina) Neocaprina nanosi, Neocaprina gigantea (162816)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy (Sicily) Neocaprina nanosi (162534)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Caprinula boissyi (67095) Neocaprina nanosi, Neocaprina gigantea (74624)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Poitou-Charentes) Caprotina costata (87797)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Croatia Neocaprina sp. (181599)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Romania Neocaprina gigantea (163477)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy (Campania) Neocaprina gigantea (84802) Neocaprina nanosi, Neocaprina gigantea (84801 162817)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Turkey (Denizli) Neocaprina gigantea (162800)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Italy Caprinula sp., Caprinula boissyi (138368) Neocaprina gigantea (161078)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Jordan Caprinula bolssyi (175559) Caprinula bolssyi, Neocaprina nanosi (175555) Caprinula sp. (175558 175563)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Greece Caprinula sp. (74199)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Czech Republic Caprotina sp. (151607 151609 151610)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USSR Caprinula soluni, Caprotina sp. (3795)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Turkey (Antalya) Neocaprina gigantea (161698)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Turkey Neocaprina gigantea (26665)
Middle Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8Italy Caprinula boissyi (161166)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3Italy Caprinula boissyi (67617)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Caprotina sp. (151608)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Cuba Caprinula quatuoralata, Caprinula pugniformis (1374)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Caprotina jerseyensis (1313)