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Ctenodonta (Tancrediopsis)

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Ctenodontidae

Taxonomy
Ctenodonta (Tancrediopsis) was named by Beushausen (1895) [Sepkoski's age data: O O (Llvi-l)? D (Give); 91, 97].

It was reranked as Tancrediopsis by McAlester (1963), Cox et al. (1969), Toni (1975), Vokes (1980), Sepkoski (2002), Fang (2006).

It was assigned to Ctenodonta by Beushausen (1895); to Nuculoidea by McAlester (1963); to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ctenodontidae by Cox et al. (1969), Toni (1975), Vokes (1980), Fang (2006).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Ctenodonta alta, Ctenodonta anatina, Ctenodonta applanans, Ctenodonta baffinensis, Ctenodonta bilunata, Ctenodonta bilunata, Ctenodonta bohemica, Ctenodonta bussaceusis, Ctenodonta calvini, Ctenodonta carpenderi, Ctenodonta cataractensis, Ctenodonta coercita, Ctenodonta coercita, Ctenodonta compressa, Ctenodonta corburiformis, Ctenodonta costata, Ctenodonta decurtata, Ctenodonta disputabilis, Ctenodonta disputabilis, Ctenodonta domina, Ctenodonta dubiiformisa, Ctenodonta elliptica, Ctenodonta elongata, Ctenodonta expansa, Ctenodonta frobisherensis, Ctenodonta gemuendensis, Ctenodonta georgina, Ctenodonta gibberula, Ctenodonta glenna, Ctenodonta grahami, Ctenodonta hartsvillensis, Ctenodonta hermitagenesis, Ctenodonta hermitagensis, Ctenodonta incisa, Ctenodonta incisa, Ctenodonta incola, Ctenodonta incola, Ctenodonta iphegenia, Ctenodonta lata, Ctenodonta librans, Ctenodonta librans, Ctenodonta librata, Ctenodonta lineata, Ctenodonta lingualis, Ctenodonta machaeriformis, Ctenodonta mactriformis, Ctenodonta major, Ctenodonta major, Ctenodonta medialis, Ctenodonta melbournensis, Ctenodonta nasutiformis, Ctenodonta neglecta, Ctenodonta neglecta, Ctenodonta nigelli, Ctenodonta nitida, Ctenodonta novicea, Ctenodonta ovata, Ctenodonta oviformis, Ctenodonta perplectens, Ctenodonta ponderata, Ctenodonta ponderata, Ctenodonta ponderata, Ctenodonta praecox, Ctenodonta praecox, Ctenodonta pragensis, Ctenodonta protensa, Ctenodonta pulchella, Ctenodonta raricostae, Ctenodonta recurva, Ctenodonta regia, Ctenodonta salinensis, Ctenodonta similaris, Ctenodonta similaris, Ctenodonta similis, Ctenodonta simplicitor, Ctenodonta socialis, Ctenodonta stowi, Ctenodonta subcontracta, Ctenodonta subcontracta, Ctenodonta subreniformis, Ctenodonta subrotunda, Ctenodonta symmetrica, Ctenodonta tumescens, Ctenodonta ulrichi, Tancrediopsis alticostata, Tancrediopsis ezquerrae, Tancrediopsis gotlandica, Tancrediopsis solituda, Tancrediopsis subcontracta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Ctenodonta (Tancrediopsis) Beushausen p. 70
1963Tancrediopsis McAlester pp. 3 - 5
1969Tancrediopsis Cox et al. p. N228
1975Tancrediopsis Toni
1980Tancrediopsis Vokes p. 1
2002Tancrediopsis Sepkoski
2006Tancrediopsis Fang

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyCtenodontidaeWöhrmann 1893
genusCtenodontaSalter 1852
subgenusTancrediopsis

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.

Subg. †Ctenodonta (Tancrediopsis) Beushausen 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Diet 2: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 12:35:29
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:04:18
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available