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Tenuicorbula melajoensis

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Corbula melajoensis was named by Jung (1969) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Trinidad.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Tenuicorbula melajoensis by Anderson and Roopnarine (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Corbula melajoensis Jung
2003Tenuicorbula melajoensis 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
genusTenuicorbulaBruguière 1789
speciesmelajoensis(Jung 1969)

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: stationarysubg
Attached: yessubg
Life habit: infaunalsubg
Diet: suspension feedersubg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:14:54
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:14:54
Source: subg = subgenus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 11.60800 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Tenuicorbula melajoensis (60402 60405 60631 60634 60635)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Tenuicorbula melajoensis (60416)