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Caryocorbula cowlitzensis

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Corbula cowlitzensis was named by Dickerson (1917). Its type specimen is CAS 391 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS loc. 181, Cowlitz River, 4mi E. of Vader, which is in an Eocene coastal sandstone/conglomerate in Washington.

It was recombined as Caryocorbula cowlitzensis by Hendy (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Corbula cowlitzensis Dickerson pp. 168 - 169 figs. PI. 28, Figs. 3a, 3b and 3c
1938Corbula cowlitzensis Effinger p. 373
1944Corbula cowlitzensis Durham p. 152
2020Caryocorbula cowlitzensis Hendy

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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
genusCaryocorbula(Gardner 1926)
speciescowlitzensis()

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.

Caryocorbula cowlitzensis Dickerson 1917
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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: 2004-02-29 17:11:19
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:13:52
Source: g = genus, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

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

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Corbula cowlitzensis (40733 91606)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Washington) Corbula cowlitzensis (4900)