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Ceratopea tennesseensis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Raphistomatidae

Taxonomy
Ceratopea tennesseensis was named by Oder (1932). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Ceratopea calceoliformis Oder p. 141 figs. pl. 13, figs. 5-7
1932Ceratopea tennesseensis Oder p. 142 figs. pi. 13, figs. 4, 8, 12.
1932Ceratopea cuneata Oder pp. 144-145 figs. pl. 13, figs. 1-3
1932Ceratopea compressa Oder pp. 145-146 figs. pl. 14, fig. 14
1944Ceratopea jenkinensis Cullison pp. 61-62 figs. pi. 31, figs. 1-6
1957Ceratopea tennesseensis Yochelson and Bridge p. 298 figs. Plate 35, figures 6-8, 10-16; plate 36, figures 33, 34, 37, 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyRaphistomatoidea
familyRaphistomatidae()
genusCeratopea
speciestennesseensis

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.

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Invalid names: Ceratopea calceoliformis Oder 1932 [synonym], Ceratopea compressa Oder 1932 [synonym], Ceratopea cuneata Oder 1932 [synonym], Ceratopea jenkinensis Cullison 1944 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-14 22:22:16
Modified: 2009-06-11 10:33:03
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: Blackhillsian or 475.30000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (Georgia) Ceratopea calceoliformis (164676)