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Sphaerucaprina

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Caprinidae

Taxonomy

Sphaerucaprina was named by Gemmellaro (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-l K Ceno-u Sepkoski's reference number: 968,972]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hippuritoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Caprinidae by Skelton (2013).

Species lacking formal opinion data

S. forojuliensis, S. woodwardi

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1865	Sphaerucaprina Gemmellaro
2002	Sphaerucaprina Sepkoski
2013	Sphaerucaprina Skelton

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)
infraclass	Heteroconchia	(Gray 1854)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Cardiiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Hippuritida	()
suborder	Radiolitidina
superfamily	Caprinoidea	d’Orbigny 1850
family	Caprinidae	d'Orbigny 1850
genus	Sphaerucaprina	Gemmellaro 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. †Sphaerucaprina Gemmellaro 1865

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitef

Composition 2:

low Mg calcitef

Grouping:

gregariouso

Environment:

marineo

Locomotion:

stationaryo

Attached:

yeso

Life habit:

intermediate-level epifaunalo

Diet:

suspension feedero

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2007-09-07 06:53:47

Modified:

2007-09-07 08:53:47

Source: f = family, o = order, c = class

References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (16 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Italy (Campania)	S. forojuliensis (84801 162817)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Italy (Abruzzo)	S. forojuliensis (162818)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Italy	S. forojuliensis (74624)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Italy (Sicily)	S. forojuliensis (162534)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Italy (Latina)	S. forojuliensis (162816)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Türkiye (Denizli)	S. forojuliensis (162800)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Romania	S. sp. (163477)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Italy (Salerno )	S. forojuliensis (138409)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Greece	S. woodwardi (64248)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Italy	S. sp. (138397)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Italy	S. forojuliensis (74197)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Greece	S. forojuliensis (74199)
Middle Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Türkiye (Antalya)	S. woodwardi (161698)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian	100.5 - 89.8	Italy	S. forojuliensis (67617)
Middle Cenomanian - Turonian	100.5 - 89.8	Italy	S. forojuliensis (161166)