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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: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Toarcian to the top of the Late/Upper Tithonian or 184.20000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (144 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic - Late/Upper Jurassic201.4 - 143.1Tunisia Ceratomyopsis striata (13906)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Saudi Arabia Ceratomyopsis arabica (45186 45189 45190)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2India Ceratomyopsis striata (68274)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Jordan Ceratomyopsis sp. A (35323)
Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian170.9 - 165.3China (Qinghai) Ceratomyopsis sp. (37883)
Bathonian - Bajocian168.2 - 168.2Kenya Ceromyopsis aequatorialis (161808)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Saudi Arabia Ceratomyopsis arabica (48307 48317 48339 48405 48447 48522) Ceratomyopsis somaliensis, Ceratomyopsis arabica (48142) Ceratomyopsis sp. (48300 48302)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Jordan Ceratomyopsis striata (35669 35672)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3India Ceratomyopsis striata (67666 67667)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Iran Ceratomyopsis sp. (37564 37565)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Jordan Ceratomyopsis rostrata (50105)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Picardie) Ceratomyopsis undulata (96175)
Middle Bathonian - Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Picardie) Ceratomyopsis undulata (96152)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Saudi 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)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Ceratomyopsis arabica (2603) Ceratomyopsis somaliensis (2562 2600 2604 2605) Tellurimya sp. (2610) Tellurimya sp., Ceratomyopsis somaliensis (2558 2589 2601 2607 2608)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5India Ceratomyopsis basochiana, Ceratomyopsis striata (68657) Ceratomyopsis striata (61524 61542 61660 62055) Tellurimya rogeri (68659 68667) Tellurimya sp. (68660 68665)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Tanzania Ceratomyopsis basochiana (36411)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Jordan Ceratomyopsis sp.A (35667) Ceratomyopsis striata (35548 35666 35700 35701)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Somalia Ceratomyopsis somaliensis (100379) Ceromyopsis somaliensis (161482)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Kenya Ceratomyopsis basochiana (36465 36468)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Madagascar Ceratomyopsis sp. (101718) Ceromyopsis sarthacensis (98126 98129) Ceromyopsis striata (98185)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5India Ceratomyopsis striata (61793 61816 61872 63059 63063)
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5India Ceratomyopsis striata (68598 68601)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Tunisia Ceratomyopsis striata (13585 13586 13587 13588 13590 13610 13661 13662 13667)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Saudi Arabia Ceratomyopsis arabica (34544)
Callovian - Early/Lower Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Tunisia Ceratomyopsis striata (13688)
Callovian - Late/Upper Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Tunisia Ceratomyopsis striata (13514)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Tunisia Ceratomyopsis striata (13783 13791 13864 13868 13869 13871 13899 13902 13950 13952)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Somalia Ceromyopsis kiliani (94519) Ceromyopsis somaliensis (92990 92991) Ceromyopsis somaliensis, Ceromyopsis striata, Ceromyopsis arabica (93020)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8India Ceratomyopsis striata (68644)
Late/Upper Callovian - Late/Upper Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Tunisia Ceratomyopsis striata (13508 13517 13520)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom (England) Ceratomyopsis striata (5936)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Ceratomyopsis rupellensis (11085)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Madagascar Ceratomyopsis basochiana (98192)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom (England) Ceratomyopsis striata (1608)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Tunisia Ceratomyopsis striata (13953)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Somalia Ceratomyopsis sp. (100374)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Saudi Arabia Ceratomyopsis arabica (45759 46064 46296 234934) Ceratomyopsis sp. (45992)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Yemen Isocardia striata (94503 94504 94518)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France Ceratomyopsis striata (4789 4849)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Somalia Ceromyopsis helvetica (161487)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Germany Ceratomyopsis striata (60387)
Kimmeridgian - Oxfordian154.8 - 154.8Kenya Ceromyopsis striata (161819)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Switzerland (Jura) Ceratomyopsis sp. (185666)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Ethiopia Ceratomyopsis sp., Ceromyopsis striata (93494)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal (Centro) Ceratomyopsis striata (68220)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Kenya Ceratomyopsis striata (36497)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Ethiopia Isocardia striata (94491)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Saudi Arabia Ceratomyopsis sp. (45650)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Somalia Ceromyopsis somaliensis (161812)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Portugal Ceratomyopsis striata (8166)