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Ceromyopsis helvetica

Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae

Taxonomy
Ceromyopsis helveticus was named by de Loriol (1897).

It was corrected as Ceromyopsis helvetica by Weir (1929).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Ceromyopsis helveticus de Loriol p. 80 figs. Pl. 12, Fig. 1-2
1929Ceromyopsis helvetica Weir p. 32 figs. Pl. 3, Fig. 7

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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
specieshelvetica(de Loriol 1897)

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.

Ceromyopsis helvetica de Loriol 1897
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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: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Somalia Ceromyopsis helvetica (161487)