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Caestocorbula fossata

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Caestocorbula fossata is a species.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. costata, C. ficus, C. gandavensis, C. semina, C. shikamai, C. willardi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Caestocorbula fossata Kosnik

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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
subfamilyCaestocorbulinaeVokes 1945
genusCaestocorbulaVincent 1910
speciesfossata

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Caestocorbula fossata (1442 81224 81238)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Mississippi) Caestocorbula fossata (2414 2415)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Caestocorbula fossata (205490)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Virginia) Caestocorbula fossata (60664)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Caestocorbula fossata (205515)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Caestocorbula fossata (2444 2446 2449 2451 90642 90707 90708 90709 99674 100142 205508)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Caestocorbula fossata (44405 44410 44517 44518 98645)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Caestocorbula fossata (2453 2454 90469 205489)