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Caryocorbula fortis

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Corbula (Caryocorbula) fortis was named by Jung (1965). Its type specimen is NMB G. 11369, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Caryocorbula fortis by Hendy et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Corbula (Caryocorbula) fortis Jung p. 475 figs. pl. 62, figs. 1-6
2015Caryocorbula fortis Hendy et al.

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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
genusCaryocorbula(Gardner 1926)
speciesfortis(Jung 1965)

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.

Caryocorbula fortis Jung 1965
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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: 2004-02-29 17:11:19
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:13:52
Source: g = genus, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) Caryocorbula fortis (136886 156356 156621 156700 156706 156754 156797 157336 157343 160790 160791 160792 161094 161622 161894 162005)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcon) Corbula fortis (60144 60710)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Colombia Corbula fortis (106366)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Caryocorbula fortis (156798 157919)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Caryocorbula fortis (156524 156551 157830 157858 157859 158033 158040 158041 158100 159018 160969 160970 161062 161087 161088 161089)