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Caestocorbula aura

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy

Caestocorbula aura was named by Squires and Saul (2004). Its type specimen is CAS 69106.05 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS loc. 69106, Roaring River, which is in a Turonian offshore mudstone in the Budden Canyon Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

C. anceps, C. costata, C. dakhelensis, C. ficus, C. gandavensis, C. lyra, C. minima, C. morinoi, C. murchisoni, C. olivae, C. parsura, C. praeviator, C. regulbiensis, C. semina, C. shikamai, C. so, C. suffalciata, C. torta, C. wailsiana, C. willardi, C. williardi, C. obsoleta, C. percompressa, C. suffalciata, C. terramaria, C. wensuensis

Entered

by J. Marcot on 2021-05-22

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
2004	Caestocorbula aura Squires and Saul pp. 122 - 123 figs. Figures 58,59

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)
infraclass	Heteroconchia	(Gray 1854)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Pholadiformii	Gray 1854
order	Pholadida	Gray 1854
superfamily	Myoidea	(Lamarck 1809)
family	Corbulidae	Lamarck 1818
subfamily	Caestocorbulinae	Vokes 1945
genus	Caestocorbula	Vincent 1910
species	aura

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.

†Caestocorbula aura Squires and Saul 2004

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Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2004	Small Caestocorhula with both valve.s trigonal. Commarginal ribs on left valve weak, and flattish. Umbo of right valve smooth; ventrally of umbo, ribs weak, rounded, and prominent.

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitec

Locomotion:

stationaryg

Attached:

yesf

Life habit:

infaunalg

Diet:

suspension feederg

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2004-02-29 16:59:50

Modified:

2004-02-29 18:59:50

Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class

References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	USA (California)	Caestocorbula aura (type locality: 69616)