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Caryocorbula engonatoides

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Corbula (Caryocorbula) engonatoides was named by Gardner (1927) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. It is not a trace fossil.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Corbula (Caryocorbula) engonatoides Gardner p. 375 figs. figs. 30, 31
1965Caryocorbula engonatoides Palmer and Brann p. 77

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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)
speciesengonatoides(Gardner 1927)

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 engonatoides Gardner 1927
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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 Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Caryocorbula engonatoides (205421 205496 205532 205544) Corbula engonatoides (90455)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Mexico (Tamaulipas) Corbula engonatoides (99345)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Corbula engonatoides (90709)