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Vokesula

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Vokesula was named by Stenzel and J. T (1957) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Ol-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Corbulinae by Vokes (1980); and to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Vokesula Stenzel and J. T.
1980Vokesula Vokes p. 182
2002Vokesula 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
subfamilyCorbulinaeLamarck 1818
genusVokesulaStenzel and J. T 1957

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. †Vokesula Stenzel and J. T. 1957
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Vokesula aldrichi Meyer 1885
Vokesula smithvillensis Harris 1919
Vokesula smithvillensis petropolitana Stenzel and J. T. 1957
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: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 61.60000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (113 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.7 - 55.8USA (Texas) V. aldrichi (84651)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (Alabama) V. sp. (205499)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Louisiana) Corbula aldrichi (98922 101126)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Texas) V. aldrichi (205530)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alabama) V. aldrichi (90818 92034 92352 98365)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Corbula aldrichi (42918 42920 42921 42923 42927)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Texas) V. aldrichi (89949)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Mississippi) V. aldrichi (90028 90029 90030)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) V. 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)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Corbula aldrichi (42943 42949 42953)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) V. smithvillensis (91125 91792 92209 98754 98806 98807 98839 99019 99030 99032 205421 205442 205454 205478 205496 205527 205544) V. sp. (205436 205440)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Mississippi) V. smithvillensis (98504)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) V. smithvillensis (1437 1438 1439 1440)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Texas) V. smithvillensis (2412 2413 41426 41433 41436 41439 41441 41443)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Alabama) V. sp. (205420)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Corbula smithvillensis (42965 42985 42986 42992 42994)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) V. smithvillensis (7437 7438 7439 41427 90656 205430 205433 205485) V. smithvillensis, V. aldrichi (205422) V. sp. (205414)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) V. smithvillensis (2416 2418 2419 2420 2421 2422 6788 205489)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Darien) V. sp. (136007 136122)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama V. sp. (136118)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) V. sp. (135816)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) V. sp. (135839)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) V. sp. (135832)