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Ceratoconchinae

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Pyrgomatidae

Taxonomy
Ceratoconchinae was named by Newman and Ross (1976). It is extant. Its type is Ceratoconcha.

It was assigned to Pyrgomatidae by Chan et al. (2021).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Ceratoconchinae Newman and Ross
2021Ceratoconchinae Chan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderBalanomorpha(Pilsbry 1916)
superfamilyBalanoideaLeach 1817
familyPyrgomatidaeGray 1825
subfamilyCeratoconchinaeNewman and Ross 1976
subfamilyCeratoconchinaeNewman and Ross 1976

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.

Subfm. Ceratoconchinae Newman and Ross 1976
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G. Ceratoconcha Kramberger-Gorjanovic 1889
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G. †Eoceratoconcha Newman and Ladd 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-04 07:51:33
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:28:17
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 15.97000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.608 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Portugal Ceratoconcha costata (151584 151585)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Ceratoconcha oraniensis (34723 34724)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Ceratoconcha barbadensis (185031)