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Fulpia

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Corbiculidae

Taxonomy
Fulpia was named by Stephenson (1946) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Corbiculidae by Vokes (1980); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Fulpia Stephenson
1980Fulpia Vokes p. 163
2002Fulpia Sepkoski

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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
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
superfamilyCorbiculoideaGray 1847
familyCorbiculidaeGray 1847
genusFulpiaStephenson 1946

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.

G. †Fulpia Stephenson 1946
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Fulpia wicomicoensis Richards 1945
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-05 10:15:18
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:45:39
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) F. pinguis (4640 4645 4646 4650 4652 4656 4657 4660 6475 6480 6482 6484 6492 6507 6562 6574 6575 6576 6618 6630 6648)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Arizona) F. pinguis (53488 53489 53491 53492 53503)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) F. pinguis (6634)