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Caryocorbula willistoni

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Corbula willistoni was named by Meyer (1885) [m. kosnik taxon no: 6650; DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Caryocorbula willistoni by Palmer and Brann (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Corbula willistoni Meyer p. 462
1965Caryocorbula willistoni Palmer and Brann p. 78
2002Corbula willistoni 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
genusCaryocorbula(Gardner 1926)
specieswillistoni(Meyer 1885)

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: 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: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Priabonian or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Corbula willistoni (1287 1288 1289 1292 1293)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Arkansas) Caryocorbula willistoni (99180)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Corbula willistoni (90449 92387)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Caryocorbula willistoni (205535) Corbula willistoni (90704 92393 92394 99634)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9USA (Arkansas) Corbula willistoni (91084)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Caryocorbula willistoni (98932)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Corbula willistoni (92294)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Alabama) Caryocorbula willistoni (3539)