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Corbula (Caryocorbula)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Corbula (Caryocorbula) was named by Gardner (1926) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-u R]. It is extant. Its type is Corbula alabamiensis.

It was reranked as Caryocorbula by da Silva Forti (1969), Vokes (1980), Woodring (1982), Ward and Blackwelder (1987), Freneix et al. (1988), Perrilliat (1992), Sepkoski (2002), Anderson and Roopnarine (2003), Squires and Saul (2004), Darragh and Kendrick (2008), Bouchet et al. (2010).

It was assigned to Corbula by Mansfield (1940), Jung (1965), Givens and Kennedy (1976), Squires (1984), Squires (1987), Squires (1988), Squires (1999); to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002); to Corbulinae by Vokes (1980), Freneix et al. (1988), Squires and Saul (2004); to Corbulidae by da Silva Forti (1969), Ward and Blackwelder (1987), Anderson and Roopnarine (2003), Darragh and Kendrick (2008); and to Caryocorbulinae by Woodring (1982), Perrilliat (1992), Bouchet et al. (2010).

Subtaxa
Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis, Corbula (Caryocorbula) carmenensis, Corbula (Caryocorbula) dickersoni, Corbula (Caryocorbula) nuciformis, Corbula (Caryocorbula) porcella, Corbula (Caryocorbula) sericea (syn. Corbula (Cuneocorbula) caimitica, Corbula (Cuneocorbula) cercadica), Corbula (Caryocorbula) taylorensis, Corbula (Caryocorbula) whitei
Species lacking formal opinion data
Caryocorbula alabamensis, Caryocorbula auroraensis, Caryocorbula broggii, Caryocorbula cala, Caryocorbula cappa, Caryocorbula chilensis, Caryocorbula cocconi, Caryocorbula coloradoensis, Caryocorbula deshayesii, Caryocorbula dolicha, Caryocorbula funiakensis, Caryocorbula helanae, Caryocorbula helenae, Caryocorbula inaqualis, Caryocorbula kaiparaensis, Caryocorbula kennedyi, Caryocorbula koeneni, Caryocorbula lavalleana, Caryocorbula lavelleana, Caryocorbula leonensis, Caryocorbula leonensis, Caryocorbula louristana, Caryocorbula marquezensis, Caryocorbula monmouthensis, Caryocorbula montegrandensis, Caryocorbula montensis, Caryocorbula nematophora, Caryocorbula ovisana, Caryocorbula oxynema, Caryocorbula parawhitfieldi, Caryocorbula plicata, Caryocorbula praefigura, Caryocorbula prenasuta, Caryocorbula prima, Caryocorbula pulchella, Caryocorbula pyxidata, Caryocorbula seminella, Caryocorbula stena, Caryocorbula subaequivalis, Caryocorbula sublineata, Caryocorbula tophina, Caryocorbula tradingensis, Caryocorbula varia, Caryocorbula veatchi, Caryocorbula veatci, Caryocorbula waihaoensis, Caryocorbula whitfieldi, Caryocorbula zelandica, Corbula acutata, Corbula acuticosta, Corbula agricolae, Corbula agricolae, Corbula alata, Corbula amniculana, Corbula anteniae, Corbula arnouldi, Corbula arrecta, Corbula asaharbitensis, Corbula augustae, Corbula aulacophora, Corbula azucar, Corbula balongensis, Corbula baltica, Corbula barrattiana, Corbula beisseli, Corbula binghami, Corbula bodenbenderi, Corbula bonneti, Corbula brabantica, Corbula brabantina, Corbula bruscasensis, Corbula burnsii, Corbula cala, Corbula cappa, Corbula cappa, Corbula carinata, Corbula carli, Corbula carlotae, Corbula chordata, Corbula chordata, Corbula cicer, Corbula cicer, Corbula collazica, Corbula coloradoensis, Corbula complanata, Corbula concha, Corbula conradi, Corbula cordasensis, Corbula costata, Corbula crassiplicata, Corbula cribaria, Corbula cuspidata, Corbula delgada, Corbula delgada, Corbula democraciana, Corbula dentonensis, Corbula didimtuensis, Corbula eamesi, Corbula edwardsi, Corbula elegans, Corbula elegantula, Corbula emacerata, Corbula enspidata, Corbula erythrodon, Corbula exarata, Corbula fabiformis, Corbula fabiformis, Corbula fenti, Corbula flandrica, Corbula foulkei, Corbula fragilis, Corbula franci, Corbula funiakensis, Corbula gerardi, Corbula gibba, Corbula gibba, Corbula gibba, Corbula giga, Corbula giga, Corbula greywaczi, Corbula harpaeformis, Corbula helmerseni, Corbula horni, Corbula hourcqi, Corbula hulliana, Corbula ima, Corbula imamurae, Corbula imperfecta, Corbula inaequalis, Corbula inflata, Corbula inflexa, Corbula javana, Corbula juliana, Corbula kaghriana, Corbula kailtaensis, Corbula kanabensis, Corbula kanabensis, Corbula kennedyi, Corbula kidugalloensis, Corbula koeneni, Corbula lacteaa, Corbula lamarcki, Corbula lamarckii, Corbula lamellata, Corbula laterugata, Corbula lavalleana, Corbula lefevrei, Corbula lefevrei, Corbula linteroidea, Corbula longirostrum, Corbula ludovicae, Corbula lunica, Corbula mactriformis, Corbula magharensis, Corbula mandawaensis, Corbula manleyi duplex, Corbula manleyi, Corbula matsumotoi, Corbula milium, Corbula milium, Corbula mimosa, Corbula mimosa, Corbula monilis, Corbula montensis, Corbula morrisi, Corbula munda, Corbula muschketowi, Corbula nasutoides, Corbula nematophhora, Corbula nucleata, Corbula nucleata, Corbula nucleus, Corbula nyalindungensis, Corbula olssoni, Corbula operculata, Corbula pachymorpha, Corbula palaegialus, Corbula parawhitfieldi, Corbula patagonica, Corbula patagonica, Corbula pauciornata, Corbula pauciornata, Corbula pectorosa, Corbula perangulata, Corbula perundata, Corbula peyrehoradensis, Corbula pindiroensis, Corbula pisum, Corbula plicata, Corbula polita, Corbula ponsana, Corbula praeexarata, Corbula prenuncia, Corbula prenuncia, Corbula problematica, Corbula propinqua, Corbula propinqua, Corbula pulvinata, Corbula puntagordensis, Corbula pyriformis, Corbula querida, Corbula querida, Corbula revoluta, Corbula revoluta, Corbula rockensis, Corbula rostralis, Corbula rotalis, Corbula rufaripa, Corbula rugosella, Corbula rugulosa, Corbula sarda, Corbula sarda, Corbula semenoides, Corbula semenoides, Corbula seminella, Corbula semitorta, Corbula senecta, Corbula smolanensis, Corbula solidula, Corbula starana, Corbula stolata, Corbula straulata, Corbula subaequivalvis, Corbula subcompressa, Corbula subgibbosa, Corbula sublaevis, Corbula subradiata texana, Corbula subradiata, Corbula subrevoluta, Corbula subtrigonalis, Corbula sulculosa, Corbula swedesboroensis, Corbula taitensis, Corbula tanganyicensis, Corbula terquemi, Corbula torta, Corbula trigona, Corbula truncata, Corbula tuma, Corbula tunisulcata, Corbula valdensis, Corbula valdensis, Corbula vectensis, Corbula vera, Corbula vertumni, Corbula vertumni, Corbula vimnea, Corbula vokesi, Corbula wailesiana, Corbula wakullensis, Corbula waltonensis, Corbula waltonensis, Corbula williardi, Corbula woodi
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2006-07-19; modified by M. Uhen on 2025-06-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Corbula (Caryocorbula) Gardner
1940Corbula (Caryocorbula) Mansfield p. 200
1965Corbula (Caryocorbula) Jung p. 475
1969Caryocorbula da Silva Forti p. 95
1976Corbula (Caryocorbula) Givens and Kennedy p. 974
1980Caryocorbula Vokes p. 182
1982Caryocorbula Woodring p. 710
1984Corbula (Caryocorbula) Squires p. 53
1987Corbula (Caryocorbula) Squires p. 70
1987Caryocorbula Ward and Blackwelder p. 131
1988Caryocorbula Freneix et al. p. 432
1988Corbula (Caryocorbula) Squires p. 19
1992Caryocorbula Perrilliat p. 19
1999Corbula (Caryocorbula) Squires p. 28
2002Caryocorbula Sepkoski
2003Caryocorbula Anderson and Roopnarine p. 1092
2004Caryocorbula Squires and Saul pp. 108-110
2008Caryocorbula Darragh and Kendrick p. 228
2010Caryocorbula Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCorbulidaeLamarck 1818
genusCorbulaBruguière 1789
subgenusCaryocorbulaGardner 1926

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 (Caryocorbula) Gardner 1926
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†Corbula (Caryocorbula) carmenensis Clark and Durham 1946
†Corbula (Caryocorbula) dickersoni Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922
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Invalid names: Corbula (Cuneocorbula) caimitica Maury 1917 [synonym], Corbula (Cuneocorbula) cercadica Maury 1917 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2004Shell small to moderate, subquadrate to elongate ovate, inequilateral, right valve slightly larger and deeper than left. Posterior slope acutely set off by radial keel. Valves usually pointed (tapered) posteriorly. Umbones not inflated, nor set off by growth stages; beaks slightly prosogyrate. Lunule and escutcheon absent. Sculpture of weak to moderately strong commarginal ribs, similar on both valves; radial threads possibly present. Left-valve hinge with chondrophore and (posteriorly) adjoining deep pit. Chondrophore moderately broad, somewhat projecting and flattish, and bearing median ridge. Right-valve hinge with single, large triangular cardinal tooth (upcurved at tip) and adjoining deep, broad pit. Adductor scars prominent. Pallial sinus simple, short, nearly vertical, and shallow to absent (Yokes, 1945; Stenzel et al., 1957; Keen, 1969; Coan et al., 2000; Coan, 2002).