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Inoceramus ✝

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Description

Inoceramus (Greek: translation "strong pot") is an extinct genus of fossil marine pteriomorphian bivalves that superficially resembled the related winged pearly oysters of the extant genus Pteria. They lived from the Early Jurassic to latest Cretaceous.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inoceramus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	7234816	https://www.gbif.org/species/7234816
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	16727	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=16727

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus

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	Pteriomorphia
-	Ostreomorphi	Ferussac 1822
-	Ostreioni	Ferussac 1822
-	Myalinata	Paul 1939
order	Myalinida	Paul 1939
superfamily	Inoceramoidea	Giebel 1852
family	Inoceramidae	Giebel 1852
genus	Inoceramus	Sowerby 1814

Scientific Name

Inoceramus Sowerby, 1814

Name Published In

Ann. Phil., 4: 448

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Inoceramus	genus	belongs to Pteriidae	stated without evidence	Meek, 1864
Inoceramus	genus	belongs to Aviculidae	stated with evidence	Stanton, 1895
Inoceramus	genus	belongs to Inoceramidae	stated with evidence	Kennedy et al., 1973
Inoceramus	genus	belongs to Inoceramidae	stated without evidence	Gebhardt, 2001
Inoceramus	genus	belongs to Pterioida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Inoceramus	genus	belongs to Inoceramidae	stated without evidence	El Qot, 2006
Inoceramus	genus	belongs to Inoceramidae	stated with evidence	Wild and Stilwell, 2016

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

112

First Recorded Appearance

228 - 216 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

Last Recorded Appearance

70.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Motility

facultatively mobile

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder

Ecospace Comments

?sometimes attached (attached to wood), epifaunal, suspension-feeder (McKerrow, 1979)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Inoceramidae)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

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

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inoceramus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Inoceramus (Cordiceramus) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		53	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus (Endocostea) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		150	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus (Heroceramus) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		3	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus (Inoceramus) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		97	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus (Platyceramus) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		17	89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus (Sphenoceramus) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		79	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus (Volviceramus) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		12	89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Avicula fibrosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Epiceramus camerunensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Heroceramus hercules species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus acutus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Inoceramus adunca ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Inoceramus aequicostatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	172 Ma Middle Jurassic	172 Ma Middle Jurassic
Inoceramus africanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus albertensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus algeriensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus altifluminis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Inoceramus ambikyensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus americanus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus andinus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Inoceramus anglicus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		41	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus angulosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus anilis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	176 Ma Early Jurassic	176 Ma Early Jurassic
Inoceramus annulatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus anomalus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus anomiaeformis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	145 Ma Late Jurassic	140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Inoceramus antalyaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus antsirasiraensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus apicalis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		38	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus arculiferus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus arthriticus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus artigesi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus arvanus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		12	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus athabaskensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus balchii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus baumanni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Inoceramus bebahoaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus bellevuensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus borilensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus brancai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus brownei ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	161 Ma Jurassic	161 Ma Jurassic
Inoceramus bueltenensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus camerunensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Inoceramus capulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus carsoni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Inoceramus chicoensis ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus chouberti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus collignoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus comancheanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus congoensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Inoceramus conlini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus contracostae ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Inoceramus coquandianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus corpulentus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus costellatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		24	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus coulthardi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus crippsi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		178	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus crossalatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus cumminsi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus cuneatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus cuneiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus cuvieri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus cuvieri ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		55	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus cuvieriformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus cuvierii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus cuyleri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus dakotensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus digitatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus dimidius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus dominguesi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus dowlingi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Inoceramus dunveganensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus duplicostatus ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus elburzensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	176 Ma Early Jurassic	176 Ma Early Jurassic
Inoceramus elegans ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus eolobatus ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus eulessanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus everesti ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	152 Ma Late Jurassic	149 Ma Late Jurassic
Inoceramus expansus ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus expansus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus fasciculatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus ferniensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus fibrosus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		8	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus flaccidus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus flavus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus fontis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus formosulus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	172 Ma Middle Jurassic	172 Ma Middle Jurassic
Inoceramus fragilis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus frechi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus galoi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	165 Ma Middle Jurassic	149 Ma Late Jurassic
Inoceramus gibbosus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus ginterensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus glacierensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus glennensis ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus goldfussi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus goppelnensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus hamadae ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	170 Ma Middle Jurassic	166 Ma Middle Jurassic
Inoceramus heinzi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus hobetsensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus hoppenstedtensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus howelli ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus ianjonaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus impressus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus inaequivalvis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus incelebratus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus inconditus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	176 Ma Early Jurassic	176 Ma Early Jurassic
Inoceramus jacksonensis ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus japonicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus klamathensis ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus kleini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus kuskokwimensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus kystatymensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Inoceramus lamarcki ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		35	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus lamarckii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus langi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus lapparenti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus lateris ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Inoceramus lerouxi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus lingua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus longealatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus lusatiae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus lynchii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus mcconnelli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus meekianus ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus mendocinoensis ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Inoceramus mesabiensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus modeliaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus morgani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus morii ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	176 Ma Early Jurassic	170 Ma Middle Jurassic
Inoceramus multiformis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus munsoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus mytiliformis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	176 Ma Early Jurassic	176 Ma Early Jurassic
Inoceramus mytilopsis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus nebrascensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus niger ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Inoceramus nipponicus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus nukeus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus oblongus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus opalensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus ovatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Inoceramus pacificus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		25	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus paramantelli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus paramytiloides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus pembertoni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus perplexus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus pertenuis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus pictus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		121	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus piochii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus pontoni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus porrectus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	176 Ma Early Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Inoceramus prefagilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus prefragilis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		13	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus problematicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus pseudolucifer ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Inoceramus pseudoregularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus quenstedti ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	176 Ma Early Jurassic	176 Ma Early Jurassic
Inoceramus rectangulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus redbirdensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus robertsoni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus rutherfordi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus sachsi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus sagensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus saskatchewanensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus selwyni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus senegalensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus siccensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus simpsoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus sokolovi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus steinmanni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus stuemckei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus subcompressus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus subdepressus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus subsulcatiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus subundatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		45	89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus tenuirostratus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus tenuis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus texanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus turgidus ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus tyrrelli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus udylensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Inoceramus undabundus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus ussuriensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		34	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	172 Ma Middle Jurassic
Inoceramus vanuxemi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus virgatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Inoceramus whitneyi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus wyomingensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhachidoceramus niger species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Sphaeroceramus congoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Inoceramus Parkinson, 1819	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : *Inoceramus*
Dimeroceramus mungoensis (Heinz, 1932)	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : *Dimeroceramus mungoensis*
Germanoceramus nigrata (Heinz, 1932)	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : *Germanoceramus nigrata*
Inoceramus nigrata (Heinz, 1932)	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : *Inoceramus nigrata*
Inoceramus mungoensis (Heinz, 1932)	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : *Inoceramus mungoensis*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1814	Inoceramus Sowerby
1864	Inoceramus Meek p. 47
1895	Inoceramus Stanton p. 47
1932	Dimeroceramus mungoensis Heinz
1932	Epiceramus Heinz
1932	Germanoceramus nigrata Heinz
1932	Rhachidoceramus Heinz
1932	Rhachidoceramus (Oncoceramus) Heinz
1957	Inoceramus mungoensis Sornay p. 59

Year	Name and Author
1957	Inoceramus nigrata Sornay p. 60
1973	Inoceramus Kennedy et al. p. 96
1980	Inoceramus Kinger and Kennedy p. 308
1980	Inoceramus Vokes p. 42
2001	Inoceramus Gebhardt p. 201
2002	Inoceramus Sepkoski, Jr.
2006	Inoceramus El Qot p. 26
2010	Inoceramus Bouchet et al.
2016	Inoceramus Wild and Stilwell p. 963

References

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

Stanton T. W. Contributions to the Cretaceous paleontology of the Pacific coast. : The fauna of the Knoxville, Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 133, 1-132 doi:10.3133/b133

Sornay J. (1957) Inocerames, in Mollusques fossiles du Crétace de la Côte occidentale d'Afrique du Cameroun à l'Angola. II. - Lamellibranches, Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge, Série in-8, Sciences Géologiques 20, 56-61

Kennedy W. J., Kauffman E. G., et al (1973) Upper Cretaceous Invertebrate Faunas from Durban, South Africa, Geological Society of South Africa Transactions 76 2, 95-111

Kinger H. C., Kennedy W, J. (1980) Upper Cretaceous ammonites and inoceramids from the off-shore Alphard Group of South Africa, Annals of the South African Museum 82 7, 293-320

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

Gebhardt H. (2001) Inoceramids, Didymotis and ammonites from the Nkalagu Formation type locakity (late Turonian to Coniacian, southern Nigeria):biostratigraphy and palaeoecologic implications), Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Palaeontologie, Monatshefte 2001 4, 193-212

El Qot G. M. (2006) Late Cretaceous macrofossils from Sinai, Egypt, Beringeria 36, 3-163

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

Wild T. J., Stilwell J. D. (2016) First Cretaceous (Albian) invertebrate fossil assemblage from Batavia Knoll, Perth Abyssal Plain, eastern Indian Ocean: taxonomy and paleoecological significance, Journal of Paleontology 90, 959-980

Ann. Phil., 4 - 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

SN2000 unverified - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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Saltzman & Barron, 1982 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 473 Determination of the species to be accepted as the type species of the genus Inoceramus Sowerby (J.), 1814 (class Pelecypoda) and addition of that name to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology.Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 16(15), 277-296 (1957) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology

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