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Vokesula smithvillensis

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Corbula smithvillensis was named by Harris (1919) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Vokesula smithvillensis by Palmer and Brann (1965) and Kosnik (2002).

Subspecies
V. petropolitana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Corbula smithvillensis Harris p. 188 figs. pl. 57, figs. 12-17
1965Vokesula smithvillensis Palmer and Brann p. 353
2002Vokesula smithvillensis Kosnik

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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
speciessmithvillensis(Harris 1919)

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.

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

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Mississippi) Vokesula smithvillensis (98504)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Vokesula smithvillensis (91125 91792 92209 98754 98806 98807 98839 99019 99030 99032 205421 205442 205454 205478 205496 205527 205544)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Vokesula smithvillensis (1437 1438 1439 1440)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Texas) Vokesula smithvillensis (2412 2413 41426 41433 41436 41439 41441 41443)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Corbula smithvillensis (42965 42985 42986 42992 42994)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Vokesula smithvillensis (2416 2418 2419 2420 2421 2422 6788 205489)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Vokesula smithvillensis (7437 7438 7439 41427 90656 205422 205430 205433 205485)