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Varicorbula crassimarginata

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Corbula crassimarginata was named by Meek and Hayden (1860).

It was recombined as Varicorbula crassimarginata by Speden (1970).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Corbula crassimarginata Meek and Hayden p. 425
1970Varicorbula crassimarginata Speden p. 141 figs. Plate 36, figs. 4-13, 15)

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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
speciescrassimarginata(Meek and Hayden 1860)

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 crassimarginata Meek and Hayden 1860
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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 Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Corbula crassimarginata (1586)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Varicorbula crassimarginata (88511)