Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Cyprimeria cyprimeriformis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Tapes cyprimeriformis was named by Stanton (1893).

It was recombined as Cyprimeria cyprimeriformis by Kirkland (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Tapes cyprimeriformis Stanton p. 106 figs. pl. XXIV, figs, 1–6
1996Cyprimeria cyprimeriformis Kirkland p. 50 figs. Plate 45, Figure D (b); Plate 48, Figure E

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
subfamilyCyclinina(Frizzell 1936)
genusCyprimeriaConrad 1864
speciescyprimeriformis(Stanton 1893)

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.

show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Arizona) Cyprimeria cyprimeriformis (54155)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Arizona) Cyprimeria cyprimeriformis (53504 53511 56073)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Minnesota) Tapes cyprimeriformis (1987 1989)