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Juliacorbula tangara

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Corbula tangara was named by Olsson (1928). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Casa Saman [Saman Fm], which is in an Eocene coastal sandstone/conglomerate in the Saman Formation of Peru.

It was recombined as Juliacorbula tangara by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Corbula tangara Olsson pp. 98-99 figs. pl. 11, figs. 9, 11
2008Juliacorbula tangara Hendy et al.

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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
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCorbulidaeLamarck 1818
genusJuliacorbulaOlsson 1953
speciestangara()

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.

Juliacorbula tangara Olsson 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:14:02
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:14:02
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Corbula tangara (type locality: 52523)