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Ceratopea moridunensis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Raphistomatidae

Taxonomy
Ceratopea moridunensis was named by Ebbestad and Cope (2021). Its type specimen is NMW 2017.15G.71 and is a mold. Its type locality is Dan-Ian-y-Castell Farm Quarry, Llangynog, (upper) Bolahaul Member, which is in a Moridunian coastal mudstone in the Ogof Hen Formation of the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Ceratopea moridunensis Ebbestad and Cope p. 328

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

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.

Ceratopea moridunensis Ebbestad and Cope 2021
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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: Kiessling 2004, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: Moridunian or 477.10000 to 473.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moridunian477.1 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) Ceratopea moridunensis (type locality: 87601)