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Varicorbula disparilis

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Corbula disparilis was named by d'Orbigny (1853). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Varicorbula disparilis by Woodring (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Corbula disparilis d'Orbigny p. 322
1898Corbula (Aloidis) heterogena Guppy p. 850 figs. pl. 46, fig. 15
1911Corbula heterogenea Brown and Pilsbry p. 372
1925Corbula (Corbula) heterogena Woodring p. 187
1928Corbula waltonensis Gardner p. 229 figs. pl. 34, figs. 18-21
1982Varicorbula disparilis Woodring p. 716

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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
speciesdisparilis(d'Orbigny 1853)

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 disparilis d'Orbigny 1853
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Invalid names: Corbula (Aloidis) heterogena Guppy 1898 [synonym], Corbula waltonensis Gardner 1928 [synonym]
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: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 20.44000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Corbula waltonensis (42482 42678 42682 42685)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Panama Varicorbula disparilis (52173)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) Corbula waltonensis (42692 42870 42875 42886 42888 42889 42892 43009 43011 43014 43021 43024 43031 43032 43036 43046 94810 111204)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Varicorbula disparilis (142902 145249 145251 145255)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Varicorbula disparilis (52174 82121 93051 93052 93057 93061 93145 93149 93159 93160 93162 93164 93165 93171 93172 93173 93174 93175 93177)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Veracruz) Corbula heterogena (134769)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Corbula heterogena (58522 69091)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Varicorbula disparilis (96519)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Corbula waltonensis (59484 59485 59487 94809)