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Cuneocorbula whitfieldi

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Corbula whitfieldi was named by Brown (1905) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Massachusetts.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cuneocorbula whitfieldi by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Corbula whitfieldi Brown p. 233 figs. pl. 8, fig. 3
2008Cuneocorbula whitfieldi Hendy et al.

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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
genusCuneocorbulaCossmann 1886
specieswhitfieldi()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:13:13
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:13:13
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Serravallian or 100.50000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (New Jersey) Corbula whitfieldi (6650 6653)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Massachusetts) Corbula whitfieldi (80299)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Corbula whitfieldi (42222 42225 42425 42482 42605 42642 42663 42678 42684 42685)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Florida) Corbula whitfieldi (42886 42888 42889 42892 43031 43032 43036)