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Ceratopea unguis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Raphistomatidae

Taxonomy
Ceratopea unguis was named by Yochelson and Bridge (1957). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. torta

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Eotomaria depressa Cullison
1957Ceratopea unguis Yochelson and Bridge p. 300 figs. pl. 37 f. 11-4, 19-24; pl. 38 f. 8-9
1968Pararaphistoma depressa Flower p. 17
1972Ceratopea unguis Yochelson and Wise, Jr. pp. 681 - 683 figs. txt. f. 1
1974Ceratopea unguis Yochelson and Copeland p. 204
1975Ceratopea unguis Fix p. 1052 figs. f. 5-7
1995Ceratopea unguis Rohr et al. p. 1052 figs. f. 4.1-4.4
1996Ceratopea unguis Desbiens et al. p. 1142
2004Ceratopea unguis Rohr et al. pp. 218 - 220 figs. f. 1.1-1.8
2023Ceratopea unguis Wagner p. 744

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

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 unguis Yochelson and Bridge 1957
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Invalid names: Eotomaria depressa Cullison 1944 [replaced]
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 Floian to the top of the Rangerian or 477.10000 to 470.30000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jeffersonian486.85 - 471.3USA (Texas) Eotomaria sp. (56489)
Cassinian483.4 - 471.3USA (Missouri) Ceratopea unguis (64612 64615 75519 75520 75523 75525 75543 75545 75547 75549 75550 75551 75552 75555 75557 75559 75561 75564 75578) Eotomaria depressa (56439) Eotomaria vicinus (75558)
Cassinian483.4 - 471.3USA (Arkansas) Ceratopea unguis (64596 64598)
Floian477.1 - 471.3USA (Arkansas) Ceratopea unguis (99119)
Floian - Whiterockian477.1 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland) Ceratopea unguis (195749)
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3Greenland Ceratopea unguis (174314 174315 174316 174317)