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Ctenostreon

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Ctenostreon was named by Eichwald (1862) [Sepkoski's age data: J Hett-l K Nc Sepkoski's reference number: 93,715]. Its type is Ostracites pectiniformis.

It was reranked as Lima (Ctenostreon) by White (1887).

It was assigned to Lima by White (1887); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Ctenostreoninae by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Limidae by Ronchetti (1970), Vokes (1980), Scholz et al. (2008) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Ctenostreon Eichwald
1887Lima (Ctenostreon) White p. 45
1970Ctenostreon Ronchetti p. 58
1980Ctenostreon Vokes p. 61
2002Ctenostreon Sepkoski
2008Ctenostreon Scholz et al.
2010Ctenostreon Bouchet et al.
2014Ctenostreon Ros-Franch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusCtenostreonEichwald 1862

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. †Ctenostreon Eichwald 1862
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Ctenostreon newelli Yin and McRoberts 2006
Ctenostreon proboscideum Sowerby 1820
Ctenostreon rugosum Smith 1817
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Invalid names: Ctenostreon wrighti Bayle 1878 [synonym], Ostracites pectiniformis von Schlotheim 1820 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height1043.632.051.045.05.02

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 09:06:10
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:36:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Jurassic to the top of the Late/Upper Valanginian or 201.40000 to 136.40000 Ma

Collections (252 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Slovakia C. alpissordidae (32892)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Chile (Atacama) C. sp. (221815 221835)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Chile (Coquimbo) C. sp. (222005)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) C. rugosum (53348 53351) C. sp. (53355)
Jurassic - Hauterivian201.4 - 129.4Chile (Coquimbo) C. sp. (221573)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5France C. tuberculatum (39215)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) C. rugosum (53354)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5China (Tibet) C. newelli (73904 75221)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5France C. tuberculatum (39379 39381 39387)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Canada (British Columbia) C. rugosum (53347 53349)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Kenya C. proboscideum (36504)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) C. pectiniforme (41817 154138)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Georgia C. jinvalensis (57790)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Chile C. neuquensis (57144 57148)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Tanzania C. rugosum (35461)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany C. pectiniforme, C. curvatum (34608)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) C. pectiniforme (57157) C. rubicundum, C. halleyanum, C. pectiniforme (57791)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) C. tegulatum (23887)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Hungary C. probiscideum (25152)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Russian Federation C. decemcostatum (2515)