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Ctenodontidae

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Ctenodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Ctenodontidae Wöhrmann
1916Ctenodontidae Raymond
1960Ctenodontidae Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen p. 94
1969Ctenodontidae Cox et al. p. N228
1977Ctenodontidae Hayami and Kase
1980Ctenodontidae Vokes p. 1
2004Ctenodontidae Schultze p. 474
2009Ctenodontidae Nevesskaja
2010Ctenodontidae Bouchet et al. p. 114
2011Ctenodontidae Carter et al. p. 5
2014Ctenodontidae Ros-Franch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyCtenodontidaeWöhrmann 1893
familyCtenodontidaeWöhrmann 1893

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.

Fm. †Ctenodontidae Wöhrmann 1893
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G. †Alococoncha Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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G. †Ctenodonta Salter 1852
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Subg. †Ctenodonta (Tancrediopsis) Beushausen 1895
Ctenodonta auburnensis Branson 1909
Ctenodonta bidorsata Raymond 1906
Ctenodonta bodae Isberg 1934
Ctenodonta bussacensis Sharpe 1853
Ctenodonta carpenteri Schuchert 1900
Ctenodonta chambliensis Foerste 1924
Ctenodonta chapmani Öpik 1953
Ctenodonta concinna Bradley 1930
Ctenodonta corbuliformis Kobayashi 1934
Ctenodonta coreanica Kobayashi 1934
Ctenodonta dalecarlica Isberg 1934
Ctenodonta deserta Reed 1952
Ctenodonta dotensis Kobayashi 1934
Ctenodonta dubia Hall 1847
Ctenodonta dubiaformis Raymond 1905
Ctenodonta escosurae Sharpe 1853
Ctenodonta fraterculus Talent 1963
Ctenodonta hyacinthensis Foerste 1924
Ctenodonta iphigenia Billings 1865
Ctenodonta limbata Raymond 1905
Ctenodonta logani Salter 1859
Ctenodonta longa Ulrich 1894
Ctenodonta macalesteri Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
Ctenodonta madisonensis Ulrich 1894
Ctenodonta myalta Stewart 1920
Ctenodonta nasuta Hall 1847
Ctenodonta nasutaformis Kobayashi 1934
Ctenodonta newtoni Whidborne 1896
Ctenodonta nipponica Kobayashi 1934
Ctenodonta norvegica Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen 1960
Ctenodonta nuda Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen 1960
Ctenodonta obliqua Hall 1845
Ctenodonta oblongata Kobayashi 1934
Ctenodonta parvidens Raymond 1905
Ctenodonta peracuta Raymond 1905
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Invalid names: Ctenodonta levata Raymond 1902 [synonym]
Ctenodonta placita Talent 1963
Ctenodonta pygmaea Isberg 1934
Ctenodonta ribeiroi Sharpe 1853
Ctenodonta schmalenseei Isberg 1934
Ctenodonta simulatrix Ulrich 1894
Ctenodonta spjeldnaesi Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen 1960
Ctenodonta striata Kobayashi 1934
Ctenodonta subcircularis Prouty 1923
Ctenodonta subnasuta Ulrich 1894
Ctenodonta tornquisti Isberg 1934
Ctenodonta victoriae Chapman 1908
Ctenodonta youngi Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
Invalid names: Tellinomya Hall 1847 [synonym]
G. †Ditichia Sandberger 1891
G. †Kazachia Bazhenova 1971
G. †Kufralaria Termier and Termier 1980
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Kufralaria simplex Termier and Termier 1980
G. †Mesoneilo Vu-khuc 1977
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Mesoneilo perlonga Mansuy 1914
G. †Praectenodonta Philip 1962
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Praectenodonta raricostae Chapman 1908
Invalid names: Gotodonta Soot-Ryen 1964 [synonym]
G. †Sibiroctenia Krasilova 1976
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Sibiroctenia amutcanica Krasilova 1976
Sibiroctenia tchunensis Krasilova 1976
G. †Tancrediopsis Beushausen 1895
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Tancrediopsis abrupta Billings 1865
Tancrediopsis contracta Salter 1859
Tancrediopsis cuneata Hall 1856
G. †Tellinopsis Hall 1869
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: ECOSPACE CODE: 543. LIFE HISTORY: Data from Meyer et al (2009); appears to have byssal attachment; modern nuculanids are predominantly deposit feeders but can suspension feed.f
Created: 2009-07-20 13:05:14
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:23:23
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Meyer et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Arenig to the top of the Norian or 478.60000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (408 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Bolivia Ctenodonta sp. (8839)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina (Jujuy) Ctenodonta sp. (8882)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina Ctenodonta sp. (9021)
Ordovician485.4 - 443.8USA (New York) Ctenodonta sp. (332)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Morocco Ctenodonta escosurae (56608) Ctenodonta sp. (20979)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0France (Loire-Atlantique, Ille-et-Vilaine, and Manche) Ctenodonta sp. (20864)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina Ctenodonta sp. (8777 8783)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Bolivia (Tarija) Ctenodonta sp. (9107)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Australia (Northern Territory) Isoarca crassatellaeformis (90382 90386)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Argentina (Jujuy) Ctenodonta spp. (14225)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Middle Devonian - Late/Upper Devonian393.3 - 358.9Libya Kufralaria simplex (232736)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Tellinopsis sp. (9007 9028) Tellinopsis subemarginata (10459 86263 89692 89735 89739 89751 89752 89754 89778 89883 89886 89891 89912 89915 89927 89931 90841 90843 96213) Tellinopsis subemargula (9356)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7China (Guangxi) Ctenodonta dubiiformisa (4846)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7China (Hunan) Ctenodonta sp. (34986 34987)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Pennsylvania) Tellinopsis sp. (627)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Indiana) Ctenodonta sp. (6733 6734)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Indiana) Ctenodonta sp. (224231)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Indiana) Ctenodonta sp. (551)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Kentucky) Ctenodonta sp. (562)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Vietnam Mesoneilo sp. (44771)