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Taxonomy
Fimbria was named by Mühlfeldt (1811) [Sepkoski's age data: J Hett R Sepkoski's reference number: 93]. It is extant. Its type is Venus fimbriata.
It was assigned to Fimbriidae by Cox et al. (1969), Adegoke (1977), Vokes (1980), Squires (1987), Squires and Demetrion (1992), Lamprell and Whitehead (1992) and Squires (1999); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); to Lucinidae by Glover and Taylor (2007); and to Fimbriinae by Hickman (2015).
It was assigned to Fimbriidae by Cox et al. (1969), Adegoke (1977), Vokes (1980), Squires (1987), Squires and Demetrion (1992), Lamprell and Whitehead (1992) and Squires (1999); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); to Lucinidae by Glover and Taylor (2007); and to Fimbriinae by Hickman (2015).
Species
Corbis claibornensis, Corbis concinna, Corbis elliptica, Corbis imbricata, Corbis lajoyei, Corbis lamellosa, Corbis laticostata, Corbis lirata, Corbis major, Corbis manzavinii, Corbis plana, Corbis scarsellai, Corbis staminea, Corbis undata, F. (Omphaloclathrum), F. africana, F. astartiformis, F. fimbriata, F. furoni, F. jamaicensis, F. lajoyei, F. mellingi, F. pacifica, F. regularis, F. semireticulata, F. sowerbyi, F. striaticostata, F. subdavidsoni, F. subpectunculus, F. susanensis, F. vernoni
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1811 | Fimbria Mühlfeldt p. 52 |
| 1817 | Corbis Cuvier p. 480 |
| 1944 | Corbis Durham p. 144 |
| 1969 | Fimbria Cox et al. p. 513 |
| 1977 | Fimbria Adegoke p. 255 |
| 1980 | Fimbria Vokes p. 106 |
| 1987 | Fimbria Squires p. 61 |
| 1992 | Fimbria Lamprell and Whitehead p. 50 |
| 1992 | Fimbria Squires and Demetrion p. 40 |
| 1999 | Fimbria Squires p. 25 |
| 2002 | Fimbria Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Fimbria Glover and Taylor p. 172 |
| 2010 | Corbis Bouchet et al. |
| 2015 | Fimbria Hickman p. 15 |
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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.
G. Fimbria Mühlfeldt 1811
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Subg. †Fimbria (Omphaloclathrum) Mörch 1853
†Fimbria africana Adegoke 1977
†Fimbria astartiformis Münster 1841
Fimbria fimbriata Linnaeus 1758
†Fimbria furoni Cox 1952
†Fimbria jamaicensis Trechmann 1923
†Fimbria lajoyei d'Archiac 1843
†Fimbria mellingi Hauer 1857
†Fimbria pacifica Squires 1990
†Fimbria regularis Fan 1963
†Fimbria semireticulata Parona 1890
†Fimbria sowerbyi Reeve 1841
†Fimbria striaticostata d'Orbigny 1844
†Fimbria subdavidsoni Furon 1948
†Fimbria subpectunculus d'Orbigny 1850
†Fimbria susanensis Squires 1990
†Fimbria vernoni Richards 1953
Invalid names: Corbis Cuvier 1817 [replaced]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| E. A. Glover and J. D. Taylor 2007 | Shell large, thick, ovate, anteriorly extended, inflated. Umbones low. Sculpture of radial
ribs crossed by closely spaced, rounded commarginal lamellae. Lunule short, lanceolate. Ligament set in shallow groove. Hinge massive, with 2 cardinal teeth in each valve, a single, large anterior lateral tooth close to cardinals, with smaller posterior lateral located above posterior adductor scar. Anterior adductor muscle scar short, broad, reniform in outline, slightly deviating from the pallial line. Pallial line entire. Interior shell margin strongly denticulate. |