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Ceratomyopsis somaliensis

Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae

Taxonomy
Ceromyopsis somaliensis was named by Weir (1929). Its type specimen is S. 3412a and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bihendula (Bihin Limestone mudstone series), which is in a Callovian marine mudstone/shale in the Bihin Limestone Formation of Somalia.

It was recombined as Ceratomyopsis somaliensis by Manivit et al. (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Ceromyopsis somaliensis Weir
1990Ceratomyopsis somaliensis Manivit et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderMegalodontidaStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyMegalodontoidea(Morris 1853)
familyCeratomyopsidaeCox 1964
genusCeratomyopsisCossmann 1915
speciessomaliensis()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height147.0

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 168.30000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Saudi Arabia Ceratomyopsis somaliensis (48142)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Ceratomyopsis somaliensis (2558 2562 2589 2600 2601 2604 2605 2607 2608)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia Ceratomyopsis somaliensis (47895 47912)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Somalia Ceratomyopsis somaliensis (100379) Ceromyopsis somaliensis (161482)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Somalia Ceromyopsis somaliensis (92990 92991 93020)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Somalia Ceromyopsis somaliensis (161812)