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Ceratomyopsis ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4591265	https://www.gbif.org/species/4591265
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	17456	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17456

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Megalodontida : Ceratomyopsidae : Ceratomyopsis

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Eubivalvia	Carter 2011
subclass	Autobranchia
infraclass	Heteroconchia
-	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Cardiiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Megalodontida	Starobogatov 1992
superfamily	Megalodontoidea
family	Ceratomyopsidae	Cox 1964
genus	Ceratomyopsis	Cossmann 1915

Scientific Name

Ceratomyopsis Cossmann, 1915

Name Published In

Bull. Soc. nivern. Lett. Sci., (3)15: 7

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Ceratomyopsis	genus	belongs to Ceratomyopsidae	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Ceratomyopsis	genus	belongs to Veneroida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Ceratomyopsis	genus	belongs to Ceratomyopsidae	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

183 - 174 Ma
Jurassic

Last Recorded Appearance

151 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic

Motility

stationary (based on Megalodontoidea)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Megalodontoidea)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Megalodontoidea)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Ceratomyopsis arabica ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		35	183 Ma Early Jurassic	164 Ma Middle Jurassic
Ceratomyopsis dassei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratomyopsis somaliensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		18	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	156 Ma Jurassic
Ceratomyopsis striata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		64	170 Ma Middle Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Ceratomyopsis undulata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Ceromyopsis aequatorialis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	170 Ma Middle Jurassic	170 Ma Middle Jurassic
Ceromyopsis arabica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceromyopsis helvetica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	161 Ma Jurassic	161 Ma Jurassic
Ceromyopsis somaliensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Isocardia striata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1897	Ceromyopsis de Loriol
1915	Ceratomyopsis Cossmann
1980	Ceratomyopsis Vokes p. 161
2002	Ceratomyopsis Sepkoski, Jr.
2010	Ceratomyopsis Bouchet et al.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., et al (2010) Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families, Malacologia 52 2, 1-184 doi:10.4002/040.052.0201

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 742 Ceratemya Sandberger, 1864 (Bivalvia): designation of a type-species under the Plenary Powers.Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 22, 176-177 (1965) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology

GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Bull. Soc. nivern. Lett. Sci., (3) 15, sep. p - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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