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Cytheriopsis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Cytheriopsis was named by Conrad (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u T Mi Sepkoski's reference number: 700]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Grateloupia (Cytheriopsis) by Harris (1919), Clark and Durham (1946).

It was assigned to Grateloupia by Harris (1919), Clark and Durham (1946); to Meretricinae by Vokes (1980), Woodring (1982); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. conradi, C. hydana
Species lacking formal opinion data
Grateloupia alumensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Cytheriopsis Conrad
1919Grateloupia (Cytheriopsis) Harris p. 151
1946Grateloupia (Cytheriopsis) Clark and Durham p. 64
1980Cytheriopsis Vokes p. 169
1982Cytheriopsis Woodring p. 683
2002Cytheriopsis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
genusCytheriopsisConrad 1865

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. †Cytheriopsis Conrad 1865
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†Cytheriopsis conradi Clark and Durham 1946
†Cytheriopsis hydana Conrad 1865
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Burdigalian or 41.03000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Grateloupia hydana (81278 205438 205489) Gratelupia hydana (90600)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Panama C. conradi (42484)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Colombia (Bolivar) Grateloupia conradi (3315)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Grateloupia alumensis (42443)