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Ceratomyopsidae

Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae

Taxonomy
Ceratomyopsidae was named by Cox (1964) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5176].

It was assigned to Glossacea by Vokes (1980); to Glossoidea by Nevesskaja (2009); to Pholadomyoidea by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Megalodontoidea by Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Ceratomyopsidae Cox
1980Ceratomyopsidae Vokes p. 161
2009Ceratomyopsidae Nevesskaja
2010Ceratomyopsidae Bouchet et al.
2011Ceratomyopsidae Carter et al. p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderMegalodontidaStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyMegalodontoidea(Morris 1853)
familyCeratomyopsidaeCox 1964
familyCeratomyopsidaeCox 1964

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.

Fm. †Ceratomyopsidae Cox 1964
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G. †Ceratomyopsis Cossmann 1915
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†Ceratomyopsis striata d'Orbigny 1822
†Ceratomyopsis undulata Morris and Lycett 1855
Invalid names: Ceromyopsis de Loriol 1897 [replaced]
G. †Tellurimya Cox 1964
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 08:30:28
Modified: 2007-09-07 10:30:28
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Toarcian to the top of the Late/Upper Tithonian or 182.70000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (144 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic - Late/Upper Jurassic201.4 - 145.0Tunisia Ceratomyopsis striata (13906)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Saudi Arabia Ceratomyopsis arabica (45186 45189 45190)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Jordan Ceratomyopsis sp. A (35323)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3India Ceratomyopsis striata (68274)
Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian170.3 - 164.7China (Qinghai) Ceratomyopsis sp. (37883)
Bathonian - Bajocian168.3 - 168.3Kenya Ceromyopsis aequatorialis (161808)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1India Ceratomyopsis striata (67666 67667)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Jordan Ceratomyopsis striata (35669 35672)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Saudi Arabia Ceratomyopsis arabica (48307 48317 48339 48405 48447 48522) Ceratomyopsis somaliensis, Ceratomyopsis arabica (48142) Ceratomyopsis sp. (48300 48302)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Iran Ceratomyopsis sp. (37564 37565)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Jordan Ceratomyopsis rostrata (50105)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France (Picardie) Ceratomyopsis undulata (96175)
Middle Bathonian - Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France (Picardie) Ceratomyopsis undulata (96152)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Kenya Ceratomyopsis basochiana (36465 36468)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Ceratomyopsis arabica (2603) Ceratomyopsis somaliensis (2562 2600 2604 2605) Tellurimya sp. (2610) Tellurimya sp., Ceratomyopsis somaliensis (2558 2589 2601 2607 2608)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Jordan Ceratomyopsis sp.A (35667) Ceratomyopsis striata (35548 35666 35700 35701)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Somalia Ceratomyopsis somaliensis (100379) Ceromyopsis somaliensis (161482)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5India Ceratomyopsis basochiana, Ceratomyopsis striata (68657) Ceratomyopsis striata (61524 61542 61660 62055) Tellurimya rogeri (68659 68667) Tellurimya sp. (68660 68665)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia Ceratomyopsis arabica (45539 47875 47902 48506 48524 48537 48585 48586 48588 48589 48593 48594 48596 48598 48599 48604 48605 234953) Ceratomyopsis somaliensis, Ceratomyopsis arabica (47895 47912)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Tanzania Ceratomyopsis basochiana (36411)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3India Ceratomyopsis striata (68644)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Tunisia Ceratomyopsis striata (13783 13791 13864 13868 13869 13871 13899 13902 13950 13952)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Somalia Ceromyopsis kiliani (94519) Ceromyopsis somaliensis (92990 92991) Ceromyopsis somaliensis, Ceromyopsis striata, Ceromyopsis arabica (93020)
Callovian - Early/Lower Oxfordian166.1 - 155.7Tunisia Ceratomyopsis striata (13688)
Callovian - Late/Upper Oxfordian166.1 - 155.7Tunisia Ceratomyopsis striata (13514)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2India Ceratomyopsis striata (61793 61816 61872 63059 63063)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar Ceratomyopsis sp. (101718) Ceromyopsis sarthacensis (98126 98129) Ceromyopsis striata (98185)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2India Ceratomyopsis striata (68598 68601)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Tunisia Ceratomyopsis striata (13585 13586 13587 13588 13590 13610 13661 13662 13667)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Saudi Arabia Ceratomyopsis arabica (34544)
Late/Upper Callovian - Late/Upper Oxfordian164.7 - 155.7Tunisia Ceratomyopsis striata (13508 13517 13520)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (England) Ceratomyopsis striata (1608)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Tunisia Ceratomyopsis striata (13953)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Somalia Ceratomyopsis sp. (100374)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Saudi Arabia Ceratomyopsis arabica (45759 46064 46296 234934) Ceratomyopsis sp. (45992)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Madagascar Ceratomyopsis basochiana (98192)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Yemen Isocardia striata (94503 94504 94518)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (England) Ceratomyopsis striata (5936)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Ceratomyopsis striata (4789 4849)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany Ceratomyopsis striata (60387)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Somalia Ceromyopsis helvetica (161487)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Ceratomyopsis rupellensis (11085)
Kimmeridgian - Oxfordian157.3 - 157.3Kenya Ceromyopsis striata (161819)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Ethiopia Isocardia striata (94491)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Saudi Arabia Ceratomyopsis sp. (45650)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Kenya Ceratomyopsis striata (36497)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal (Centro) Ceratomyopsis striata (68220)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Switzerland (Jura) Ceratomyopsis sp. (185666)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Ethiopia Ceratomyopsis sp., Ceromyopsis striata (93494)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Somalia Ceromyopsis somaliensis (161812)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Portugal Ceratomyopsis striata (8166)