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Cataceramus langi

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae

Taxonomy
Inoceramus langi was named by Choffat (1905). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mouth of the Dande, which is in a Campanian marine sandstone in the Rio Dande Formation of Angola.

It was recombined as Cataceramus langi by Tröger (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Inoceramus langi Choffat p. 42 figs. Pl 1, fig 1
1957Inoceramus langi Sornay p. 58 figs. Pl 7, fig 4; pl 5, figs 1,2
2009Cataceramus langi Tröger p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyInoceramoideaGiebel 1852
familyInoceramidaeGiebel 1852
genusCataceramusCox 1969
specieslangi()

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.

Cataceramus langi Choffat 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:25:20
Modified: 2005-01-28 04:25:20
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Angola Inoceramus langi (210892)