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Ctenostreon

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Ctenostreon was named by Eichwald (1862) [Sepkoski's age data: J Hett-l K Nc Sepkoski's reference number: 93,715].

It was reranked as Lima (Ctenostreon) by White (1887).

It was assigned to Lima by White (1887); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Ctenostreoninae by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Limidae by Ronchetti (1970), Vokes (1980), Scholz et al. (2008), Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Ctenostreon Eichwald
1887Lima (Ctenostreon) White p. 45
1970Ctenostreon Ronchetti p. 58
1980Ctenostreon Vokes p. 61
2002Ctenostreon Sepkoski
2008Ctenostreon Scholz et al.
2010Ctenostreon Bouchet et al.
2014Ctenostreon Ros-Franch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusCtenostreonEichwald 1862

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. †Ctenostreon Eichwald 1862
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Ctenostreon newelli Yin and McRoberts 2006
Ctenostreon pectiniforme von Schlotheim 1820
Ctenostreon proboscideum Sowerby 1820
Ctenostreon rugosum Smith 1817
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Invalid names: Ctenostreon wrighti Bayle 1878 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height1043.632.051.045.05.02

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 09:06:10
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:36:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Valanginian or 205.70000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections (255 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Slovakia C. alpissordidae (32892)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5France C. tuberculatum (39215)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) C. rugosum (53354)
Planorbis201.4 - 199.5France C. tuberculatum (39379 39381 39387)
Planorbis201.4 - 199.5China (Tibet) C. newelli (73904 75221)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Chile (Coquimbo) C. sp. (222005)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) C. rugosum (53348 53351) C. sp. (53355)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Chile (Atacama) C. sp. (221815 221835)
Jurassic - Hauterivian201.4 - 125.77Chile (Coquimbo) C. sp. (221573)
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Slovakia C. tuberculatum (141986)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany C. proboscideum (211294)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) C. pectiniforme (154138 216697)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) C. tegulatum (23887)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) C. pectiniforme (57157) C. rubicundum, C. halleyanum, C. pectiniforme (57791)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Tanzania C. rugosum (35461)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany C. curvatum, C. pectiniforme (34608)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Chile C. neuquensis (57144 57148)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Georgia C. jinvalensis (57790)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Hungary C. probiscideum (25152)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Russian Federation C. decemcostatum (2515)