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Corbula (Varicorbula)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Varicorbula was named by Grant and Gale (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes R Sepkoski's reference number: 991]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Corbula (Varicorbula) by Woodring (1938), Dey (1961), Marasti (1973), Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska (1984), Squires (1987) and Anderson (1996).

It was assigned to Caryocorbulinae by Woodring (1982); to Corbulinae by Vokes (1980), Freneix et al. (1988) and Ward (1992); to Corbula by Woodring (1938), Dey (1961), Marasti (1973), Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska (1984), Squires (1987) and Anderson (1996); and to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Subtaxa
Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba, Corbula (Varicorbula) gibbiformis, Corbula (Varicorbula) hatcheri, Corbula (Varicorbula) sanctidominici, Varicorbula baea, Varicorbula bradleyi, Varicorbula capayana, Varicorbula chipolana, Varicorbula disparilis (syn. Corbula waltonensis, Corbula (Aloidis) heterogena), Varicorbula elevata, Varicorbula globosa, Varicorbula granti, Varicorbula hodsoni, Varicorbula islatrinitatis (syn. Corbula (Corbula) carrizalana), Varicorbula krebsiana, Varicorbula laqueata, Varicorbula minuta, Varicorbula operculum, Varicorbula vieta, Varicorbula zuliana
Species lacking formal opinion data
Corbula agricolae, Corbula asaharbitensis, Corbula bodenbenderi, Corbula carolinensis, Corbula chordata, Corbula costata, Corbula delgada, Corbula didimtuensis, Corbula eamesi, Corbula erythrodon, Corbula exarata, Corbula franci, Corbula funiakensis, Corbula giga, Corbula harpaeformis, Corbula inflata, Corbula kaghriana, Corbula kailtaensis, Corbula kanabensis, Corbula kidugalloensis, Corbula lamarcki, Corbula lamarckii, Corbula lavalleana, Corbula mandawaensis, Corbula matsumotoi, Corbula mimosa, Corbula munda, Corbula nematophhora, Corbula parawhitfieldi, Corbula pauciornata, Corbula pectorosa, Corbula perundata, Corbula pindiroensis, Corbula praeexarata, Corbula pyriformis, Corbula querida, Corbula rockensis, Corbula rufaripa, Corbula semenoides, Corbula subgibbosa, Corbula tanganyicensis, Corbula torta, Corbula vertumni, Corbula wakullensis, Corbula williardi, Varicorbula cretaustrina, Varicorbula wemmelensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Varicorbula Grant and Gale
1938Corbula (Varicorbula) Woodring p. 55
1961Corbula (Varicorbula) Dey
1973Corbula (Varicorbula) Marasti p. 111
1980Varicorbula Vokes p. 182
1982Varicorbula Woodring p. 715
1984Corbula (Varicorbula) Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska p. 105
1987Corbula (Varicorbula) Squires p. 71
1988Varicorbula Freneix et al. p. 438
1992Varicorbula Ward p. 112
1996Corbula (Varicorbula) Anderson p. 20
2002Varicorbula Sepkoski

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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
genusCorbulaBruguière 1789
subgenusVaricorbula(Grant and Gale 1931)

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.

Subg. Corbula (Varicorbula) Grant and Gale 1931
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†Corbula (Varicorbula) gibbiformis Grant, IV and Gale 1931
†Corbula chipolana carolina Richards 1947
†Varicorbula baea Woodring 1982
†Varicorbula bradleyi Nelson 1870
†Varicorbula capayana Vokes 1939
†Varicorbula chipolana Gardner 1928
†Varicorbula disparilis d'Orbigny 1853
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Invalid names: Corbula (Aloidis) heterogena Guppy 1898 [synonym], Corbula waltonensis Gardner 1928 [synonym]
†Varicorbula elevata Conrad 1838
†Varicorbula globosa Sowerby 1818
†Varicorbula granti Olsson 1942
†Varicorbula hodsoni Clark and Durham 1946
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Invalid names: Corbula (Corbula) carrizalana Hodson 1931 [synonym]
†Varicorbula laqueata Casey 1903
†Varicorbula minuta Deshayes 1824
†Varicorbula operculum Philippi 1848
†Varicorbula vieta Guppy 1866
†Varicorbula zuliana Hodson 1931
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: IS, SE, BA, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-09 14:15:02
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:15:02
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Bathonian to the top of the Holocene or 167.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 164.7 Ma

Collections (488 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Poland Varicorbula sp. (141293)
Oxfordian - Tithonian163.5 - 145.0Japan (Kumamoto) Corbula globosa (40342 40557)
Oxfordian - Tithonian163.5 - 145.0Japan (Tokushima) Corbula globosa (40480)
Oxfordian - Tithonian163.5 - 145.0Japan (Kochi) Corbula globosa (40473)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Japan (Fukushima) Corbula globosa (40546)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Japan (Tokushima) Corbula globosa (40481)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Japan Corbula globosa (116560 116562)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Japan (Kochi) Corbula globosa (40474)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Japan (Kumamoto) Corbula globosa (40343 40558)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Japan (Fukushima) Corbula globosa (40547)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Australia (Northern Territory) Varicorbula cretaustrina (13945 13946)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Varicorbula sp. (4255)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Varicorbula crassimarginata (88511)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Varicorbula lefevrei (3118 22931)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Germany Varicorbula lefevrei (3114)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Corbula globosa (3260) Varicorbula globosa (3266 3267 3268)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium Varicorbula brabantina (77608)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Spain Varicorbula sp. (75320 75331 75333 75335 75361 75365 75366 75368 75369 75370 75371 75372 75373 75375 75376 75377 75378 75380 75381 75382 75384 75388 75389 75390 75391 75392 75395 75396 75397 75398 75399 75401 75408 75414 75415)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Corbula capayana (122294 178752 194164)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Nigeria (Imo) Varicorbula sp. (42655)