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Varicorbula baea

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Varicorbula baea was named by Woodring (1982). Its type specimen is USNM 647762, a partial shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Varicorbula baea Woodring p. 715 figs. pl. 90, figs. 19, 20

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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
genusVaricorbulaBruguière 1789
speciesbaea

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.

Varicorbula baea Woodring 1982
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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: 2009-09-09 14:15:02
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:15:02
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Panama Varicorbula baea (42528)