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Inoceramus
Discussion
Opinion 473 Determination of the species to be accepted as the type species of the genus Inoceramus Sowerby (J.), 1814 (class Pelecypoda) and addition of that name to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology
Taxonomy
Inoceramus was named by Sowerby (1814) [Sepkoski's age data: J l K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 545]. Its type is Inoceramus cuvierii.
It was assigned to Pteriidae by Meek (1864); to Aviculidae by Stanton (1895); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Inoceramidae by Kennedy et al. (1973), Kinger and Kennedy (1980), Vokes (1980), Elder and Box (1992), Gebhardt (2001), El Qot (2006), Bouchet et al. (2010) and Wild and Stilwell (2016).
It was assigned to Pteriidae by Meek (1864); to Aviculidae by Stanton (1895); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Inoceramidae by Kennedy et al. (1973), Kinger and Kennedy (1980), Vokes (1980), Elder and Box (1992), Gebhardt (2001), El Qot (2006), Bouchet et al. (2010) and Wild and Stilwell (2016).
Species
Epiceramus, I. (Cordiceramus), I. (Endocostea), I. (Heroceramus), I. (Inoceramus), I. (Mytiloceramus), I. (Platyceramus), I. (Volviceramus), I. acutus, I. aduncus, I. aequicostatus, I. albertensis, I. altifluminis, I. amakusensis, I. americanus, I. andinus, I. anilis, I. anomalus, I. anomiaeformis, I. apicalis, I. arvanus, I. baumanni, I. brownei, I. camerunensis, I. carsoni, I. chicoensis, I. colonicus, I. congoensis, I. conradi, I. contracostae, I. convexus, I. corpulentus, I. costatus, I. costellatus, I. coulthardi, I. coxi, I. digitatus, I. dimidius, I. dominguesi, I. dowlingi, I. duplicostatus, I. elburzensis, I. elliotti, I. eolobatus, I. everesti, I. expansus, I. ezoensis, I. fibrosus, I. formosulus, I. fragilis, I. frechi, I. galoi, I. gervillioides, I. gibbosus, I. ginterensis, I. glacierensis, I. gradilis, I. hamadae, I. hobetsensis, I. hoppenstedtensis, I. howelli, I. incelebratus, I. inconditus, I. irenensis, I. jacksonensis, I. klamathensis, I. kuskokwimensis, I. kystatymensis, I. lamarcki, I. lateris, I. longealatus, I. meekianus, I. mendocinoensis, I. mesabiensis, I. morii, I. multiformis, I. mungoensis, I. mytiliformis, I. niger, I. nigrata, I. nipponicus, I. obliquus, I. ovatoides, I. ovatus, I. pacificus, I. pembertoni, I. pennatulus, I. perplexus, I. pontoni, I. porrectus, I. prefragilis, I. problematicus, I. pseudolucifer, I. quenstedti, I. rectangulus, I. robertsoni, I. rutherfordi, I. salisburgensis, I. saskatchewanensis, I. schmidti, I. scotti, I. selwyni, I. shikotanensis, I. simplex, I. simpsoni, I. sokolovi, I. stantoni, I. steinmanni, I. subdepressus, I. sublaevis, I. subundatus, I. tenuirostratus, I. teshioensis, I. turgidus, I. udylensis, I. undabundus, I. ussuriensis, I. vallejoensis, I. vancouverensis, I. virgatus, I. whitneyi, I. yabei, Rhachidoceramus, Rhachidoceramus (Oncoceramus)
Species lacking formal opinion data
I. agdjakendensis, I. anakusensis, I. angulatus, I. angustiundulatus, I. annulatus, I. aucella, I. australis, I. balchii, I. barsliensis, I. bererensis, I. bicorrugatus, I. bojarkensis, I. borilensis, I. bornholmensis, I. cadottensis, I. concentrica, I. conicus, I. crispi, I. curvieri, I. etheridgei, I. ewaldi, I. fiegei, I. flavus, I. goldfussi, I. guerichi, I. gusselkaensis, I. heinzi, I. iburiensis, I. incurvus, I. ipuanus, I. kapuus, I. labiatiformis, I. labiatoidiformis, I. lapparenti, I. maedae, I. mamatensis, I. marathonensis, I. matotorus, I. muelleri, I. nodai, I. nukeus, I. obtusus, I. opetius, I. pedalionoides, I. pertenuis, I. pochialaineni, I. proximus, I. pseudoregularis, I. quadrans, I. quatsinoensis, I. reduncus, I. renngarteni, I. rhomboides, I. richensis, I. saratoviensis, I. schloenbachi, I. schoendorfi, I. spitzbergensis, I. steenstrupi, I. stilley, I. stoneleyi, I. subneocomiensis, I. subpercostatus, I. sutherlandi, I. tenuilineatum, I. tenuis, I. tenuistriatus, I. tenuistriatus(), I. tenuiumbonatus, I. typicus, I. urius, I. vanuxemi, I. vanuxemiformis, I. volgensis, I. waltersdorfensis, I. wandereri, I. warakius, I. yokoyamai, I. zavoljiensis
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1814 | Inoceramus Sowerby p. 448 |
| 1864 | Inoceramus Meek p. 47 |
| 1895 | Inoceramus Stanton p. 47 |
| 1932 | Dimeroceramus mungoensis Heinz |
| 1932 | Epiceramus Heinz |
| 1932 | Germanoceramus nigrata Heinz |
| 1932 | Rhachidoceramus Heinz |
| 1932 | Rhachidoceramus (Oncoceramus) Heinz |
| 1957 | Inoceramus mungoensis Sornay p. 59 |
| 1957 | Inoceramus nigrata Sornay p. 60 |
| 1973 | Inoceramus Kennedy et al. p. 96 |
| 1980 | Inoceramus Kinger and Kennedy p. 308 |
| 1980 | Inoceramus Vokes p. 42 |
| 1992 | Inoceramus Elder and Box p. 13 |
| 2001 | Inoceramus Gebhardt p. 201 |
| 2002 | Inoceramus Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Inoceramus El Qot p. 26 |
| 2010 | Inoceramus Bouchet et al. |
| 2016 | Inoceramus Wild and Stilwell p. 963 |
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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. †Inoceramus Sowerby 1814
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Subg. †Inoceramus (Cordiceramus) Heinz 1932
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†Cordiceramus cordiformis Sowerby 1823
†Cordiceramus germanicus Heintz 1933
†Cordiceramus gilberti White 1876
†Cordiceramus lesginensis Dobrov and Pavlova 1959
Invalid names: Germanoceramus Heinz 1932 [nomen nudum]
Subg. †Inoceramus (Endocostea) Whitfield 1877
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†Endocostea regularis d'Orbigny 1845
†Inoceramus (Endocostea) cymbaeformis Pergament 1975
†Inoceramus (Endocostea) mulleri Petrascheck 1961
†Inoceramus (Endocostea) stanislausensis Anderson 1958
Subg. †Inoceramus (Inoceramus) Sowerby 1814
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†Inoceramus (Inoceramus) ernsti Heinz 1928
†Inoceramus (Inoceramus) inaequivalvis Schlüter 1877
†Inoceramus (Inoceramus) koegleri Andert 1911
†Inoceramus (Inoceramus) pictus Sowerby 1829
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†Inoceramus pictus minus Matsumoto 1989
†Inoceramus pictus pictus Sowerby 1829
†Inoceramus pictus concentricoundulatus Troeger 1967
†Inoceramus (Inoceramus) cuvierii Sowerby 1814
Subg. †Inoceramus (Mytiloceramus)
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†Mytiloceramus bulunensis Koschelkina 1961
†Mytiloceramus bureiensis Sey 1980
†Mytiloceramus lucifer Eichwald 1871
†Mytiloceramus polyplocus Roemer 1857
†Mytiloceramus tugurensis Sey 1976
Subg. †Inoceramus (Platyceramus) Heinz 1932
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†Inoceramus (Platyceramus) japonicus Nagao and Matsumoto 1940
†Inoceramus acutus Stoppani 1857
†Inoceramus aduncus Anderson 1902
†Inoceramus aequicostatus Voronetz 1937
†Inoceramus albertensis McLearn 1926
†Inoceramus altifluminis McLearn 1943
†Inoceramus amakusensis Nagao and Matsumoto 1940
†Inoceramus americanus Walaszczyk and Cobban 2006
†Inoceramus andinus Wilckens 1907
†Inoceramus anilis Pcelinceva 1962
†Inoceramus anomalus Heine 1929
†Inoceramus anomiaeformis Feruglio 1936
†Inoceramus apicalis Woods 1912
†Inoceramus arvanus Stephenson 1953
†Inoceramus baumanni Kossmat 1893
†Inoceramus brownei Marwick 1953
†Inoceramus camerunensis Heinz 1932
†Inoceramus carsoni McCoy 1865
†Inoceramus chicoensis Anderson 1958
†Inoceramus colonicus Anderson 1938
†Inoceramus congoensis Heinz 1932
†Inoceramus conradi Hall and Meek 1855
†Inoceramus contracostae Anderson 1958
†Inoceramus convexus Hall and Meek 1855
†Inoceramus corpulentus McLearn 1926
†Inoceramus costatus Nagao and Matsumoto 1939
†Inoceramus costellatus Woods 1904
†Inoceramus coulthardi McLearn 1926
†Inoceramus coxi Reyment 1955
†Inoceramus cripsii crippsi Mantell 1822
†Inoceramus digitatus Sowerby 1829
†Inoceramus dimidius White 1874
†Inoceramus dominguesi Maury 1930
†Inoceramus dowlingi McLearn 1931
†Inoceramus duplicostatus Anderson 1958
†Inoceramus elburzensis Fantini 1966
†Inoceramus elliotti Gabb 1869
†Inoceramus eolobatus Anderson 1958
†Inoceramus everesti Oppel 1862
†Inoceramus expansus Bailly 1855
†Inoceramus ezoensis Yokoyama 1890
†Inoceramus fibrosus Meek and Hayden 1857
†Inoceramus formosulus Voronetz 1937
†Inoceramus fragilis Hall and Meek 1855
†Inoceramus frechi Flegel 1905
†Inoceramus galoi Boehm 1907
†Inoceramus gervillioides Hyatt 1892
†Inoceramus gibbosus Schlüter 1877
†Inoceramus ginterensis Pergament 1966
†Inoceramus glacierensis Walaszczyk and Cobban 2006
†Inoceramus gradilis Pergament 1966
†Inoceramus hamadae Hayami 1960
†Inoceramus hobetsensis Nagao and Matsumoto 1939
†Inoceramus hoppenstedtensis Troeger 1967
†Inoceramus howelli White 1876
†Inoceramus incelebratus Pergament 1966
†Inoceramus inconditus Marwick 1953
†Inoceramus irenensis Warren and Stelck 1958
†Inoceramus jacksonensis Anderson 1958
†Inoceramus klamathensis Anderson 1902
†Inoceramus kuskokwimensis Elder and Box 1992
†Inoceramus kystatymensis Koschelkina 1960
†Inoceramus lamarcki Parkinson 1819
†Inoceramus lateris Rossi de Gargia and Camacho 1965
†Inoceramus longealatus Tröger 1967
†Inoceramus meekianus Anderson 1958
†Inoceramus mendocinoensis Anderson 1958
†Inoceramus mesabiensis Bergquist 1944
†Inoceramus morii Hayami 1959
†Inoceramus multiformis Pergament 1971
†Inoceramus mytiliformis Fantini 1966
†Inoceramus niger Heinz 1932
†Inoceramus nipponicus Nagao and Matsumoto 1939
†Inoceramus obliquus Meek 1864
†Inoceramus ovatoides Anderson 1938
†Inoceramus ovatus Stanton 1895
†Inoceramus pacificus Anderson and Hanna 1935
†Inoceramus pembertoni Waring 1917
†Inoceramus pennatulus Pergament 1966
†Inoceramus perplexus Whitfield 1877
†Inoceramus pontoni McLearn 1926
†Inoceramus porrectus Voronetz 1937
†Inoceramus prefragilis Stephenson 1952
†Inoceramus prefragilis stephensoni Kauffman et al. 1977
†Inoceramus problematicus d'Orbigny 1843
†Inoceramus pseudolucifer Afitsky 1967
†Inoceramus quenstedti Pcelincev 1933
†Inoceramus rectangulus Meek 1864
†Inoceramus robertsoni Walaszczyk and Cobban 2006
†Inoceramus rutherfordi Warren 1930
†Inoceramus salisburgensis Fugger and Kastner 1885
†Inoceramus saskatchewanensis Warren 1934
†Inoceramus schmidti Sokolow 1914
†Inoceramus scotti Anderson 1945
†Inoceramus selwyni McLearn 1926
†Inoceramus shikotanensis Nagao and Matsumoto 1940
†Inoceramus simplex Hyatt 1892
†Inoceramus simpsoni Meek 1860
†Inoceramus sokolovi Walaszczyk and Cobban 2006
†Inoceramus stantoni Anderson 1945
†Inoceramus steinmanni Wilckens 1907
†Inoceramus subdepressus Meek and Hayden 1861
†Inoceramus sublaevis Hall and Meek 1855
†Inoceramus subundatus Meek 1861
†Inoceramus tenuirostratus Meek and Hayden 1862
†Inoceramus teshioensis Nagao and Matsumoto 1939
†Inoceramus turgidus Anderson 1958
†Inoceramus udylensis Zonova 1989
†Inoceramus undabundus Meek and Hayden 1862
†Inoceramus ussuriensis Voronetz 1937
†Inoceramus vallejoensis Anderson 1938
†Inoceramus vancouverensis Shumard 1858
†Inoceramus virgatus Schlüter 1877
†Inoceramus whitneyi Gabb 1869
†Inoceramus yabei Nagao and Matsumoto 1939
Invalid names: Epiceramus Heinz 1932 [nomen nudum], Inoceramus mungoensis Heinz 1932 [nomen nudum], Inoceramus nigrata Heinz 1932 [nomen nudum], Rhachidoceramus Heinz 1932 [nomen nudum], Rhachidoceramus (Oncoceramus) Heinz 1932 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available