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Ceratomyopsis arabica

Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae

Taxonomy
Ceromyopsis arabica was named by Cox (1935). Its type locality is Bihendula, which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bihen Limestone Formation of Somalia.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Ceromyopsis arabica Cox
1990Ceratomyopsis arabica 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
speciesarabica()

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
No measurements are available
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: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Toarcian to the top of the Late/Upper Callovian or 182.70000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Saudi Arabia Ceratomyopsis arabica (45186 45189 45190)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Saudi Arabia Ceratomyopsis arabica (48142 48307 48317 48339 48405 48447 48522)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia Ceratomyopsis arabica (45539 47875 47895 47902 47912 48506 48524 48537 48585 48586 48588 48589 48593 48594 48596 48598 48599 48604 48605)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Ceratomyopsis arabica (2603)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Somalia Ceromyopsis arabica (type locality: 93020)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Saudi Arabia Ceratomyopsis arabica (34544)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Saudi Arabia Ceratomyopsis arabica (45759 46064 46296)