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Clypeomorus

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Taxonomy

Clypeomorus was named by Jousseaume (1888) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R]. It is extant. Its type is Clypeomorus clypeomorus.

It was assigned to Cerithiadae by Ladd (1972), Shuto (1978), Ladd (1982) and Wilson (1993); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cerithiinae by Hendy (2007).

Species

C. batillariaeformis, C. bifasciata (syn. Cerithium concisum, Cerithium penthusarus, Cerithium morus), C. clypeomorus (type species), C. coralius, C. deningeri, C. fennemai, C. inflata, C. kelirensis, C. persicus, C. petrosa, C. petrosum, C. preangerensis, C. tuberculatum, C. verbeekii, C. wanneri, C. woodwardi, C. zonatus

Species lacking formal opinion data

C. coralium

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1888	Clypeomorus Jousseaume
1972	Clypeomorus Ladd p. 40
1978	Clypeomorus Shuto p. 153
1982	Clypeomorus Ladd p. 32
1993	Clypeomorus Wilson p. 120
2002	Clypeomorus Sepkoski
2007	Clypeomorus Hendy

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca

Rank	Name	Author
class	Gastropoda
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)
superfamily	Cerithioidea	(Férussac 1819)
family	Cerithiidae	(Fleming 1822)
subfamily	Cerithiinae	Fleming 1822
genus	Clypeomorus	Jousseaume 1888

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.

G. Clypeomorus Jousseaume 1888

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†Clypeomorus batillariaeformis Habe 1966

†Clypeomorus bifasciata Sowerby II 1855

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Invalid names: Cerithium concisum Hombron 1852 [synonym], Cerithium morus Lamarck 1822 [synonym], Cerithium penthusarus Iredale 1929 [synonym]

Clypeomorus clypeomorus Jousseaume 1888

Clypeomorus coralius Dufresne 1842

†Clypeomorus deningeri Martin 1916

†Clypeomorus fennemai Martin 1899

Clypeomorus inflata Quoy and Gaimard 1834

†Clypeomorus kelirensis Martin 1917

†Clypeomorus persicus Houbrick 1985

†Clypeomorus petrosa Wood 1828

Clypeomorus petrosum Wood 1828

†Clypeomorus preangerensis Martin 1899

Clypeomorus tuberculatum Linnaeus 1758

†Clypeomorus verbeekii Woodward 1879

†Clypeomorus wanneri Martin 1916

†Clypeomorus woodwardi Martin 1884

†Clypeomorus zonatus Wood 1828

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitec

Locomotion:

actively mobilef

Life habit:

epifaunalf

Diet:

grazerf

Vision:

limitedc

Created:

2009-09-10 07:11:54

Modified:

2009-09-10 09:11:54

Source: f = family, c = class

References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 23.03000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (43 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene	23.03 - 15.97	Marshall Islands	C. verbeeki (78027)
Middle Miocene	15.97 - 11.608	Indonesia	C. preangerense, C. fennemai (63040) C. wanneri, C. deningeri (70086)
Serravallian	13.82 - 11.62	Indonesia (West Java)	C. fennemai, C. preangerensis (179626)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.608 - 5.333	Indonesia	C. preangerense (70077) Terebralia kelirensis (70120)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.608 - 5.333	Marshall Islands	C. verbeeki (77985)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.588	Indonesia	Cerithium coralium (84521) Cerithium verbeekii (84543) C. coralium (70105)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.588	Philippines (Tayabas)	C. morus (41524)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.588	Fiji	C. wainingoli (68180)
Pliocene - Pleistocene	5.333 - 0.0117	Malaysia	C. verbeeki (72100 72101 72106)
Late/Upper Pliocene	3.6 - 2.588	Japan (Ryukyu)	C. coralium (41594 41595 41597 41598 41599 41600 41601)
Late/Upper Pliocene	3.6 - 2.588	Indonesia	C. tuberculatum (70084)
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.781	Fiji	C. sp. (94832)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Vanuatu	C. coralium (78044)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Eritrea	Cerithium inflatum (101415)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Guam	Cerithium tuberculatum (77933)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Philippines (Panay)	C. tuberculatus (41651)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Sudan	Cerithium inflatum (101414)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	Vanuatu	C. coralium (78043)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.0117	USA (Hawaii)	C. obeliscus (89294)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Djibouti	Cerithium petrosum (96795)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Saudi Arabia	C. persicus (201413)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	French Polynesia	C. bifasciata (194003)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Japan	Cerithium coralium (96945)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)	0.129 - 0.0117	USA (Hawaii)	C. obeliscus (89311) C. obeliscus, C. graniferum (89289)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Australia (Western Australia)	C. bifasciata (63351 63355) C. sp., C. bifasciata (63319)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Marshall Islands	C. verbeeki (43337)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Vanuatu	Cerithium petrosum (77907)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Australia (Western Australia)	C. bifasciata (63359)