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Ceratomyopsis

Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae

Taxonomy
Ceratomyopsis was named by Cossmann (1915) [Sepkoski's age data: J Toar J Tith Sepkoski's reference number: 93,1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ceratomyopsidae by Vokes (1980), Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonyms
  • Ceromyopsis was named by de Loriol (1897).

    It was replaced with Ceratomyopsis by Cossman (1915).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Ceromyopsis de Loriol
1915Ceratomyopsis Cossmann
1980Ceratomyopsis Vokes p. 161
2002Ceratomyopsis Sepkoski
2010Ceratomyopsis Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderMegalodontidaStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyMegalodontoidea(Morris 1853)
familyCeratomyopsidaeCox 1964
genusCeratomyopsisCossmann 1915

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. †Ceratomyopsis Cossmann 1915
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†Ceratomyopsis striata d'Orbigny 1822
†Ceratomyopsis undulata Morris and Lycett 1855
Invalid names: Ceromyopsis de Loriol 1897 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height147.0

Composition: aragonitesuperf
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 08:30:28
Modified: 2007-09-07 10:30:28
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Toarcian to the top of the Late/Upper Tithonian or 184.20000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (139 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic - Late/Upper Jurassic201.4 - 143.1Tunisia C. striata (13906)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Saudi Arabia C. arabica (45186 45189 45190)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2India C. striata (68274)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Jordan C. sp. A (35323)
Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian170.9 - 165.3China (Qinghai) C. sp. (37883)
Bathonian - Bajocian168.2 - 168.2Kenya Ceromyopsis aequatorialis (161808)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Jordan C. striata (35669 35672)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Saudi Arabia C. arabica (48307 48317 48339 48405 48447 48522) C. somaliensis, C. arabica (48142) C. sp. (48300 48302)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3India C. striata (67666 67667)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Iran C. sp. (37564 37565)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Jordan C. rostrata (50105)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Picardie) C. undulata (96175)
Middle Bathonian - Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Picardie) C. undulata (96152)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Tanzania C. basochiana (36411)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Jordan C. sp.A (35667) C. striata (35548 35666 35700 35701)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5India C. basochiana, C. striata (68657) C. striata (61524 61542 61660 62055)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Yemen (Wadi Hajar) C. arabica (2603) C. somaliensis (2558 2562 2589 2600 2601 2604 2605 2607 2608)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Saudi Arabia C. arabica (45539 47875 47902 48506 48524 48537 48585 48586 48588 48589 48593 48594 48596 48598 48599 48604 48605 234953) C. somaliensis, C. arabica (47895 47912)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Somalia C. somaliensis (100379) Ceromyopsis somaliensis (161482)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Kenya C. basochiana (36465 36468)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Madagascar C. sp. (101718) Ceromyopsis sarthacensis (98126 98129) Ceromyopsis striata (98185)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5India C. striata (61793 61816 61872 63059 63063)
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5India C. striata (68598 68601)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Tunisia C. striata (13585 13586 13587 13588 13590 13610 13661 13662 13667)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Saudi Arabia C. arabica (34544)
Callovian - Early/Lower Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Tunisia C. striata (13688)
Callovian - Late/Upper Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Tunisia C. striata (13514)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Tunisia C. striata (13783 13791 13864 13868 13869 13871 13899 13902 13950 13952)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Somalia Ceromyopsis kiliani (94519) Ceromyopsis somaliensis (92990 92991) Ceromyopsis somaliensis, Ceromyopsis striata, Ceromyopsis arabica (93020)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8India C. striata (68644)
Late/Upper Callovian - Late/Upper Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Tunisia C. striata (13508 13517 13520)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom (England) C. striata (5936)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France C. rupellensis (11085)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Tunisia C. striata (13953)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom (England) C. striata (1608)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Madagascar C. basochiana (98192)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Saudi Arabia C. arabica (45759 46064 46296 234934) C. sp. (45992)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Somalia C. sp. (100374)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Yemen Isocardia striata (94503 94504 94518)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Somalia Ceromyopsis helvetica (161487)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France C. striata (4789 4849)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Germany C. striata (60387)
Kimmeridgian - Oxfordian154.8 - 154.8Kenya Ceromyopsis striata (161819)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Ethiopia C. sp., Ceromyopsis striata (93494)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Switzerland (Jura) C. sp. (185666)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Ethiopia Isocardia striata (94491)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Kenya C. striata (36497)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal (Centro) C. striata (68220)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Saudi Arabia C. sp. (45650)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Somalia Ceromyopsis somaliensis (161812)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Portugal C. striata (8166)