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Corbula mekranica

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Corbula mekranica Vredenburg p. 461 figs. pl. 31, figs. 7-9
1980Corbula mekranica Iqbal p. 33
2003Corbula mekranica Tiwari and Kachhara p. 86

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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
speciesmekranica

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.

Corbula mekranica Vredenburg 1928
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 15:55:37
Modified: 2004-02-29 17:55:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Pliocene or 23.03000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Corbula mekranica (78641)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Pakistan Corbula mekranica (77459)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India Corbula mekranica (78614)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Pakistan Corbula mekranica (77133)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Pakistan Corbula mekranica (77295)