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Corculum

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Corculum was named by Röding (1798) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8361]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Fraginae by Vokes (1980); and to Cardiidae by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Corculum Röding
1980Corculum Vokes p. 128
1992Corculum Lamprell and Whitehead p. 66

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
Neocardiids
EucardiidsSchneider 1995
subfamilyFraginaeStewart 1930
genusCorculumRöding 1798

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. Corculum Röding 1798
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Corculum aselae Bartsch 1947
Corculum cardissa Linnaeus 1758
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-04 09:31:14
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:21:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 72.10000 to 11.60800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) C. sp. (205512)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) C. sp. (205410)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia C. sp. (70081 70121)