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Ceromyopsis aequatorialis

Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae

Taxonomy
Ceromyopsis aequatorialis was named by Muller (1900).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. sarthacensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Ceromyopsis aequatorialis Muller
1929Ceromyopsis aequatorialis Weir p. 32 figs. Pl. 3, Fig. 6

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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
genusCeromyopsisCossmann 1915
speciesaequatorialisMuller 1900

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Bajocian or 168.30000 to 168.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian - Bajocian168.3 - 168.3Kenya Ceromyopsis aequatorialis (161808)