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Caryocorbula prenasuta

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Caryocorbula (Caryocorbula) prenasuta was named by Olsson (1964). Its type specimen is USNM 644238, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cueva de Angostura [Angostura Fm], which is in a Miocene shallow subtidal sandstone/conglomerate in the Angostura Formation of Ecuador.

It was recombined as Caryocorbula prenasuta by Woodring (1982), Anderson and Roopnarine (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Caryocorbula (Caryocorbula) prenasuta Olsson p. 70 figs. pl. 9, fig. 10
1982Caryocorbula prenasuta Woodring p. 712
2003Caryocorbula prenasuta Anderson and Roopnarine p. 1092

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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
genusCaryocorbula(Gardner 1926)
speciesprenasuta(Olsson 1964)

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.

Caryocorbula prenasuta Olsson 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 17:11:19
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:13:52
Source: g = genus, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Tortonian or 11.63000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Caryocorbula prenasuta (52169 52170 52176 82121 82122 82130 93144 93145 93146 93148 93149 93164 93166 93169 93170 145520 145521 145523 145524)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Darien) Caryocorbula prenasuta (131199)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Caryocorbula prenasuta (142895 142897 142898 142899 142901 142903 142905 142906 142910 142911 142922 142927 142930 142931 142932 142933 142935 142936 142938 142939 142940 142941 142942 142943 142944 142945 142946 142948 142950 142951 145255 145337 145530 145531)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Caryocorbula prenasuta (60640)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Ecuador Caryocorbula prenasuta (96441)