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Corbula (Varicorbula)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Varicorbula was named by Grant and Gale (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes R Sepkoski's reference number: 991]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Corbula (Varicorbula) by Woodring (1938), Dey (1961), Marasti (1973), Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska (1984), Squires (1987) and Anderson (1996).

It was assigned to Caryocorbulinae by Woodring (1982); to Corbulinae by Vokes (1980), Freneix et al. (1988) and Ward (1992); to Corbula by Woodring (1938), Dey (1961), Marasti (1973), Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska (1984), Squires (1987) and Anderson (1996); and to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Varicorbula Grant and Gale
1938Corbula (Varicorbula) Woodring p. 55
1961Corbula (Varicorbula) Dey
1973Corbula (Varicorbula) Marasti p. 111
1980Varicorbula Vokes p. 182
1982Varicorbula Woodring p. 715
1984Corbula (Varicorbula) Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska p. 105
1987Corbula (Varicorbula) Squires p. 71
1988Varicorbula Freneix et al. p. 438
1992Varicorbula Ward p. 112
1996Corbula (Varicorbula) Anderson p. 20
2002Varicorbula Sepkoski

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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
genusCorbulaBruguière 1789
subgenusVaricorbula(Grant and Gale 1931)

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.

Subg. Corbula (Varicorbula) Grant and Gale 1931
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Corbula (Varicorbula) gibbiformis Grant, IV and Gale 1931
Corbula chipolana carolina Richards 1947
Varicorbula baea Woodring 1982
Varicorbula bradleyi Nelson 1870
Varicorbula capayana Vokes 1939
Varicorbula chipolana Gardner 1928
Varicorbula disparilis d'Orbigny 1853
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Invalid names: Corbula (Aloidis) heterogena Guppy 1898 [synonym], Corbula waltonensis Gardner 1928 [synonym]
Varicorbula elevata Conrad 1838
Varicorbula globosa Sowerby 1818
Varicorbula granti Olsson 1942
Varicorbula hodsoni Clark and Durham 1946
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Invalid names: Corbula (Corbula) carrizalana Hodson 1931 [synonym]
Varicorbula laqueata Casey 1903
Varicorbula minuta Deshayes 1824
Varicorbula operculum Philippi 1848
Varicorbula vieta Guppy 1866
Varicorbula zuliana Hodson 1931
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available