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Vokesula aldrichi

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Corbula aldrichi was named by Meyer (1885) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Vokesula aldrichi by Palmer and Brann (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Corbula aldrichi Meyer p. 67
1895Corbula aldrichi Clark p. 5
1965Vokesula aldrichi Palmer and Brann p. 352

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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
subfamilyCorbulinaeLamarck 1818
genusVokesulaStenzel and J. T 1957
speciesaldrichi(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.

†Vokesula aldrichi Meyer 1885
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:13:13
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:13:13
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Bartonian or 58.70000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.7 - 55.8USA (Texas) Vokesula aldrichi (84651)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Vokesula aldrichi (90818 92034 92352 98365)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Texas) Vokesula aldrichi (205530)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Louisiana) Corbula aldrichi (98922 101126)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Corbula aldrichi (42918 42920 42921 42923 42927)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Texas) Vokesula aldrichi (89949)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) Vokesula aldrichi (80764 80765 80766 80767 80779 80780 80785 80786 80792 83809 83810 83812 89873 89946 90038 90039 90040 90143 90144 90145 90146 90147 90148 90609 92349 97454 98276 98308 98368 194354)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Mississippi) Vokesula aldrichi (90028 90029 90030)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Corbula aldrichi (42943 42949 42953)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Vokesula aldrichi (205422)