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Ceratopea capuliformis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Raphistomatidae

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Ceratopea capuliformis Oder pp. 143 - 144 figs. pl. 14, figs. 1, 5, 6
1944Ceratopea capuliformis Cullison p. 63 figs. Plate XXXI, figures 7-12
1957Ceratopea capuliformis Yochelson and Bridge p. 296 figs. Plate 35, figures 1-5, 9; plate 36, figures 5-8, 10

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

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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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: Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Floian or 477.10000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jeffersonian486.85 - 471.3USA (Texas) Ceratopea capuliformis (56490 80088)
Jeffersonian486.85 - 471.3USA (Missouri) Ceratopea capuliformis (56505 210300)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Canada (Newfoundland) Ceratopea capuliformis (195746)