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Sphaera corrugata

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Sphaera corrugata was named by Sowerby (1822).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Sphaera corrugata Sowerby p. 42 figs. Pl. 335
1916Sphaera corrugata Douvillé p. 160 figs. Pl. 20, Fig. 8-9
2021Sphaera corrugata Mendir et al. p. 15 fig. 6O

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyFimbriinae(Nicol 1950)
genusSphaeraSowerby 1822
speciescorrugataSowerby 1822

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.

Sphaera corrugata Sowerby 1822
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Hauterivian to the top of the Cenomanian or 136.40000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian - Hauterivian139.8 - 129.4Tanzania Sphaera corrugata (79024 79263)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Italy Sphaera corrugata (12774)
Hauterivian - Valanginian132.9 - 132.9Italy (Sardinia) Sphaera corrugata (2089)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Chile (Coquimbo) Sphaera corrugata (222008)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Venezuela Sphaera corrugata (1858)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Egypt Sphaera corrugata (171395)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Trinidad and Tobago Sphaera corrugata (1868)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Sphaera corrugata (1744 1754 1775 1836 1856)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mexico Sphaera corrugata (69900)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Serbia and Montenegro Sphaera corrugata (67546)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Madagascar (Mahajanga) Sphaera corrugata (86503)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain Sphaera corrugata (66129)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Sphaera corrugata (66734)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Algeria Sphaera corrugata (220822)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Sphaera corrugata (114793 114794 114795 114798 114810)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Algeria Sphaera corrugata (220827)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Sphaera corrugata (114792)