Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Varicorbula capayana

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Corbula (Varicorbula) capayana was named by Vokes (1939). Its type specimen is UCMP 15733 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP 1817, Urruttia Canyon-Salt Creek, which is in a Ypresian deep-water shale in the Lodo Formation of California.

It was recombined as Varicorbula capayana by Hendy (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Corbula (Varicorbula) capayana Vokes pp. 99-100 figs. Pl. 16, Figs. 13-15
1987Corbula (Varicorbula) capayana Squires p. 71 fig. 126
2020Varicorbula capayana Hendy

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
speciescapayana(Vokes 1939)

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 capayana Vokes 1939
show all | hide all
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: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Corbula capayana (type locality: 122294 178752 194164)