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Caprinidae

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Caprinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Caprinidae d'Orbigny
1965Caprinidae Newell p. 19
1980Caprinidae Vokes p. 196
1989Rethidae Yanin
1996Caprinidae Alencaster and Pantoja-Alor
2009Caprinidae Nevesskaja
2009Rethidae Nevesskaja
2011Caprinidae Carter et al. p. 15
2013Caprinidae Skelton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyCaprinoidead’Orbigny 1850
familyCaprinidaed'Orbigny 1850
familyCaprinidaed'Orbigny 1850

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. †Caprinidae d'Orbigny 1850
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G. †Caprina d'Orbigny 1822
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†Caprina adversa d'Orbigny 1850
†Caprina baylei Gemmellaro 1865
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Invalid names: Caprina carinata Boehm 1892 [synonym], Caprinella caputequi Gemmellaro 1865 [synonym], Caprinella sharpei Gemmellaro 1865 [synonym]
†Caprina quadrata Conrad 1855
Subfm. †Caprinuloideinae Damestoy 1971
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Invalid names: Coalcomaninae Coogan 1973 [synonym]
G. †Kipia
G. †Lithocalamus Lupher and Packard 1930
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†Lithocalamus colonicus Lupher and Packard 1930
G. †Offneria Paquier 1905
G. †Orthoptychus Futterer 1892
G. †Pachytraga Paquier 1900
G. †Pseudocaprina Chartrousse and Masse 2004
G. †Sabinia Parona 1908
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†Sabinia orbiculata Palmer 1928
†Sabinia totiseptata Palmer 1928
†Sabinia vivari Palmer 1928
G. †Schiosia Böhm 1892
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†Schiosia bilinguis Boehm 1927
G. †Sphaerucaprina Gemmellaro 1865
Invalid names: Caprininae d'Orbigny 1847 [empty], Rethidae Yanin 1989 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: thick aragonitic layerf
Created: 2007-09-07 06:53:47
Modified: 2007-09-07 08:53:47
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Hauterivian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 136.40000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (122 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian - Barremian140.2 - 125.0Mexico Caprina massei (64186)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Hungary Caprina sp. (25151)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Spain Pachytraga tubiconcha (34748)
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0France Pachytraga tubiconcha (67453)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46Oman Offneria murgensis, Offneria rhodanica, Offneria nicolinae (64238) Offneria rhodanica, Offneria interrupta, Offneria nicolinae, Offneria murgensis, Praecaprina varians, Praecaprina sp. (64240)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46USA (Texas) Caprina douvillei (84732)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Albania Caprina varians (67452)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mexico Caprina massei (64204)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mexico (Michoacan) Caprina sp. (115199) Caprina sp., Offneria sp., Praecaprina sp. (115202)
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian125.0 - 109.0China (Xizang) Offneria sp. (61401)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Mexico Offneria sp. (206385)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Mexico Caprina sp. (64191)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Mexico Offneria sp. (206388)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0USA (Arizona) Caprinidae indet. (208951 208952 208953)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Mexico (Michoacan) Caprina massei (66801 161239 161242) Caprina sp., Praecaprina sp. (89847)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Portugal Pachytraga lapparenti (67544)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Spain Caprina parvula, Offneria rhodanica, Pachytraga paradoxa (64389) Caprina sp. (145188) Offneria rhodanica, Pachytraga paradoxa (64385) Offneria sp. (145182) Praecaprina gaudryi (64391) Praecaprina sp. (184479)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Cuba (Holguín) Caprina douvillei, Offneria interrupta, Pachytraga paradoxa (115257)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Croatia Offneria sp. (64000)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Greece Offneria italica, Offneria nicolinae, Pachytraga paradoxa (34719)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Oman Caprina douvillei, Offneria murgensis, Offneria nicolinae (64239) Offneria arabica, Offneria sp. (64375) Offneria italica (64241) Offneria murgensis (67020 67083)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Portugal Caprina choffati (67543)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Spain Caprina choffati (64396)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Arizona) Caprina sp. (64983)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Texas) Caprinidae indet. (74733)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6North Pacific Caprina mulleri, Caprinidae indet. (74180)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Mexico Pacificaprina pyriformis (64213)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Slovenia Caprina schiosensis, Orthoptychus striatus, Caprina carinata (74892)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy (Salerno ) Sphaerucaprina forojuliensis (138409)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy (Abruzzo) Caprina schiosensis, Caprina leptoteca, Orthoptychus striatus, Schiosia carinatoformis, Schiosia schiosensis, Sphaerucaprina forojuliensis, Caprina carinata (162818)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy (Sicily) Caprina schiosensis, Sphaerucaprina forojuliensis, Caprina baylei, Schiosia carinata (162534) Caprinidae indet. (162535 163158 163168 163172 163173 163174 163175)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Caprina adversa (3740 74200)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Caprina schiosensis, Caprina leptoteca, Caprina carinata (67095) Caprina schiosensis, Orthoptychus striatus, Schiosia schiosensis, Sphaerucaprina forojuliensis, Caprina carinata (74624)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Romania Sphaerucaprina sp. (163477)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy (Campania) Caprina baylei (84802) Caprina schiosensis, Caprina leptoteca, Orthoptychus striatus, Schiosia carinatoformis, Schiosia schiosensis, Sphaerucaprina forojuliensis, Caprina carinata (162817) Caprina schiosensis, Sphaerucaprina forojuliensis, Caprina baylei, Caprina carinata (84801)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Cuba Sabinia sp. (73278)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy (Latina) Caprina schiosensis, Caprina leptoteca, Orthoptychus striatus, Schiosia carinatoformis, Schiosia schiosensis, Sphaerucaprina forojuliensis, Caprina carinata (162816)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Croatia Orthoptychus striatus, Schiosia carinatoformis, Caprina carinata (181599)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Turkey (Denizli) Caprina schiosensis, Schiosia schiosensis, Sphaerucaprina forojuliensis (162800)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Spain Caprina sp. (23537)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Greece Sphaerucaprina woodwardi, Caprina baylei (64248)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Italy Orthoptychus striatus, Sphaerucaprina sp. (138397)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Czech Republic Caprina sp. (151609 151610)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Greece Caprinidae indet. (74198) Schiosia sp., Sphaerucaprina forojuliensis (74199)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Jordan Caprina schiosensis (175555)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Italy Caprina baylei (161078) Schiosia paolae, Sphaerucaprina forojuliensis, Caprina carinata (74197)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Turkey (Antalya) Caprina schioensis, Schiosia schioensis, Sphaerucaprina woodwardi (161698)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Caprina adversa (59803)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Turkey Caprina schiosensis, Caprina carinata (26665)
Middle Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8Italy Caprina schiosensis, Caprina leptoteca, Schiosia carinatoformis, Sphaerucaprina forojuliensis, Caprina carinata (161166)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3Italy Sphaerucaprina forojuliensis (67617)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Caprina sp. (151608)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Serbia and Montenegro Sabinia serbica (74560)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Spain Caprinidae indet. (66983)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Japan (Ehime) Caprina uwajimensis (40593)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Italy Sabinia aniensis (74801)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Slovenia Sabinia aniensis, Sabinia sublacensis, Sabinia sp. (74975)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Tunisia Sabinia sp., Sabinia rtanjica (74537)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Italy Sabinia sp. (161220)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Italy Sabinia sp. (82394 82395)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Tunisia Sabinia sp. (74533)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Caprinidae indet. (1511 1512)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Spain Sabinia sp. (3769 3771)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Italy (Abruzzo) Sabinia sp. (162882)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Italy (Sicily) Sabinia aniensis (162883)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Italy (Salerno ) Sabinia sp. (138405)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Italy Sabinia aniensis (67085 67086)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Turkey Sabinia sp. (74536) Sabinia sp., Sabinia ornata (73590) Sabinia sp., Sabinia rtanjica (1397)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Caprinidae indet. (4562)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Serbia and Montenegro Sabinia aniensis (74562) Sabinia rtanjica (74558)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Italy Sabinia aniensis (1346) Sabinia aniensis, Sabinia sp. (74623)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Oman Sabinia sp. (1381)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Spain Sabinia sp. (1378)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain Sabinia sp. (67552)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Caprinidae indet. (4413 4442)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Italy Sabinia sp. (82398 221730)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Caprinidae indet. (4186 4201 4202 4205 4207 4225)