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Bothrocorbula (Hexacorbula) cruziana

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Corbula (Hexacorbula) cruziana was named by Olsson (1932). Its type specimen is PRI 2172, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Bothrocorbula (Hexacorbula) cruziana by Woodring (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. morrisi, B. heterogena, B. caduca, Corbula vimnea, Hexacorbula hexachyma

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Corbula (Hexacorbula) cruziana Olsson p. 141 figs. pl. 3, fig. 5
1982Bothrocorbula (Hexacorbula) cruziana Woodring p. 713

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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
genusBothrocorbula(Olsson 1932)
subgenusHexacorbula
speciescruziana(Olsson 1932)

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: yesf
Life habit: infaunalsubg
Diet: suspension feedersubg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:13:36
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:13:36
Source: subg = subgenus, f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Langhian or 23.04000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Panama Bothrocorbula cruziana (42608 42609 42624 42629 42631 49489 49492 93039)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Peru Corbula cruziana (66141)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Panama Bothrocorbula cruziana (42615 42616 42617 42618 42619 42620 49493)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Colombia Corbula hexacyma (106367)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Hexacorbula cruziana (136885 156524 157858 160966 160967 161055 161056)