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Ceratiocarididae

Malacostraca - Archaeostraca - Ceratiocarididae

Taxonomy
Ceratiocarididae was named by Salter (1860). It is not extant. Its type is Ceratiocaris.

It was assigned to Ceratiocaridina by Collette and Hagadorn (2010), Liu et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Ceratiocarididae Salter
2010Ceratiocarididae Collette and Hagadorn p. 802
2024Ceratiocarididae Liu et al. p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassPhyllocarida(Packard 1879)
orderArchaeostracaClaus 1888
suborderCeratiocaridina(Clark 1900)
familyCeratiocarididaeSalter 1860
familyCeratiocarididaeSalter 1860

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. †Ceratiocarididae Salter 1860
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G. †Ceratiocaris M'Coy 1849
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Subg. †Ceratiocaris (Bohemicaris) Chlupac 1994
Subg. †Ceratiocaris (Colpocaris) Meek 1872
Subg. †Ceratiocaris (Limnocaris) Clarke 1901
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Invalid names: Ceratiocaris (Limnocaris) clarkei Ruedemann 1925 [synonym], Ceratiocaris aculeata Hall 1859 [synonym], Ceratiocaris deweyi Hall 1852 [synonym], Ceratiocaris longicaudus Hall 1863 [synonym], Ceratiocaris poduriformis Whitfield 1896 [synonym]
†Ceratiocaris berdanae Kjellesvig-Waering 1955
†Ceratiocaris bohemica Barrande 1853
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Invalid names: Ceratiocaris docens Barrande 1872 [synonym], Ceratiocaris gigas Jones and Woodward 1888 [synonym], Ceratiocaris inaequalis Barrande 1868 [synonym], Ceratiocaris murchisoni La Touche 1884 [synonym], Ceratiocaris tyrannus Salter 1878 [synonym]
†Ceratiocaris debilis Barrande 1868
†Ceratiocaris decipiens Barrande 1872
†Ceratiocaris longicauda Sharpe 1853
†Ceratiocaris macroura Collette and Hagadorn 2010
†Ceratiocaris papilio Salter 1859
†Ceratiocaris praecedens Clarke 1901
†Ceratiocaris primulus Barrande 1868
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Invalid names: Ceratiocaris elegans Barrande 1868 [synonym], Ceratiocaris imperfectus Barrande 1868 [synonym]
†Ceratiocaris pusillus Matthew 1889
†Ceratiocaris scharyi Barrande 1872
†Ceratiocaris silicula Bassler 1919
†Ceratiocaris tardus Barrande 1868
†Ceratiocaris telleri Whitfield 1896
G. †Heroldina
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Invalid names: Allolepis Heintz 1932 [synonym]
G. †Pumilocaris Racheboeuf et al. 2000
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†Pumilocaris granulosus Racheboeuf et al. 2000
†Pumilocaris salina Ruedemann 1916
G. †Warneticaris Racheboeuf 1994
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†Warneticaris cenomanensis Tromelin 1874
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Invalid names: Ceratiocaris damesi Novak 1886 [synonym]
†Warneticaris grata Chlupac 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-21 12:34:55
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:34:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Famennian or 486.40000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian - Floian486.85 - 471.3Sweden Ceratiocaris sp. (3195)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Sweden Ceratiocaris sp. (3109 3110)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Sweden Ceratiocaris sp. (3197)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Bolivia Ceratiocaris sp. (8785 8845)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Oklahoma) Ceratiocaris sp. (151846)
Harju450.5 - 443.1Sweden Ceratiocaris sp. (378)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2Portugal Dithyrocaris longicauda (166718)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Czechia (Praha) Ceratiocaris sp. (149320)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Wisconsin) Ceratiocaris macroura, Ceratiocaris papilio, Ceratiocaris pusilla (232766)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Wisconsin) Ceratiocaris sp. (91415)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (South Lanarkshire) Ceratiocaris papilio (237854)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Czechia Ceratiocaris bohemicus (14046)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Czechia Ceratiocaris sp. (14103)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Illinois) Ceratiocaris markhami (76450)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (New York) Ceratiocaris praecedens (26080)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom (Wales) Ceratiocaris sp. (484 74805)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62France Ceratiocaris bohemica (26120)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Czechia Ceratiocaris bohemica (14074 14191) Ceratiocaris sp. (14032 14033 14037)
Ludfordian - Helderbergian425.0 - 393.47Italy (Sardinia) Ceratiocaris bohemicus, Ceratiocaris grata (26159)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Italy (Sardinia) Ceratiocaris bohemica (26173 26187)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (Florida) Ceratiocaris berdanae (26877)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Czechia Ceratiocaris bohemica (14039 14040 14041 14043 14076 14080 14183) Ceratiocaris bohemica, Ceratiocaris grata (13894) Ceratiocaris gratus, Ceratiocaris bohemicus (232620)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (New York) Ceratiocaris aculeatus, Ceratiocaris maccoyana (491) Ceratiocaris sp. (493 542)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Canada (New Brunswick) Ceratiocaris pusilla (161318)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Poland Ceratiocaris sp. (13883 23030)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia (Prague) Ceratiocaris sp. (234902)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia Ceratiocaris cornwallisensis (13895 231818) Ceratiocaris corwallisensis (14044)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Poland Ceratiocaris sp. (13884)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Morocco Ceratiocaris sp. (150508)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany (Gemuenden) Heroldina rhenana (26903)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86United Kingdom (Somerset) Ceratiocaris sp. (232123)