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Ceratopea lenticularis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Raphistomatidae

Taxonomy
Proliospira lenticularis was named by Flower (1968). Its type locality is Cooks Range, Mimbres Mountains, which is in a Demingian/Cassinian carbonate limestone/limestone in the Cooks Formation of New Mexico. It is the type species of Proliospira.

It was recombined as Ceratopea lenticularis by Yochelson and Copeland (1974), Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Proliospira lenticularis Flower p. 12 figs. pl. 3 f. 14-25
1974Ceratopea lenticularis Yochelson and Copeland
2023Ceratopea lenticularis Wagner

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

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 lenticularis Flower 1968
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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: Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Demingian to the top of the Cassinian or 486.85000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Demingian - Cassinian486.85 - 471.3USA (New Mexico) Proliospira lenticularis (type locality: 56480)