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Ceratopea lemonei

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Raphistomatidae

Taxonomy
Pararaphistoma lemonei was named by Flower (1968). Its type locality is Nameless Canyon, just west of Ranger Peak, Franklin Mountains, which is in a Blackhillsian carbonate limestone/limestone in the Padre Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Ceratopea lemonei by Yochelson and Copeland (1974), Wagner (1999) and Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Pararaphistoma lemonei Flower pp. 17 - 18 figs. pl. 5 f. 17-30
1974Ceratopea lemonei Yochelson and Copeland p. 205
1999Ceratopea lemonei Wagner
2023Ceratopea lemonei Wagner p. 739

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

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 lemonei 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: Kiessling 2004, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: base of the Blackhillsian to the top of the Whiterockian or 474.90000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Texas) Pararaphistoma lemonei (type locality: 56486)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Nevada) Ceratopea lemonei (80059)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Ceratopea lemonei (80058 104435) Liospira americana (14229) Liospira sp. (14232) Raphistomina lapicida (14238)