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Corbula (Notocorbula)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Notocorbula was named by Iredale (1930) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1248]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Corbula (Notocorbula) by Rosenberg et al. (2006).

It was assigned to Corbulinae by Vokes (1980); to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Corbula by Rosenberg et al. (2006).

Subtaxa
Corbula (Notocorbula) fortisulcata, Notocorbula adelaidensis, Notocorbula coxi, Notocorbula ephamilla, Notocorbula humerosa, Notocorbula rugosa, Notocorbula texana
Species lacking formal opinion data
Corbula agricolae, Corbula asaharbitensis, Corbula bodenbenderi, Corbula carolinensis, Corbula chordata, Corbula costata, Corbula delgada, Corbula didimtuensis, Corbula eamesi, Corbula erythrodon, Corbula exarata, Corbula franci, Corbula funiakensis, Corbula giga, Corbula harpaeformis, Corbula inflata, Corbula kaghriana, Corbula kailtaensis, Corbula kanabensis, Corbula kidugalloensis, Corbula lamarcki, Corbula lamarckii, Corbula lavalleana, Corbula mandawaensis, Corbula matsumotoi, Corbula mimosa, Corbula munda, Corbula nematophhora, Corbula parawhitfieldi, Corbula pauciornata, Corbula pectorosa, Corbula perundata, Corbula pindiroensis, Corbula praeexarata, Corbula pyriformis, Corbula querida, Corbula rockensis, Corbula rufaripa, Corbula semenoides, Corbula subgibbosa, Corbula tanganyicensis, Corbula torta, Corbula vertumni, Corbula wakullensis, Corbula williardi, Notocorbula disparilis, Notocorbula illecta, Notocorbula innerans, Notocorbula kaiparaensis, Notocorbula marquezensis, Notocorbula pumila

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Notocorbula Iredale
1980Notocorbula Vokes p. 182
2002Notocorbula Sepkoski
2006Corbula (Notocorbula) Rosenberg 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
genusCorbulaBruguière 1789
subgenusNotocorbula(Iredale 1930)

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 (Notocorbula) Iredale 1930
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†Notocorbula adelaidensis Ludbrook 1955
†Notocorbula ephamilla Tate 1887
†Notocorbula humerosa Hutton 1885
†Notocorbula rugosa Lamarck 1806
†Notocorbula texana Gabb 1860
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: IS, SE, BA, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-09 14:14:09
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:14:31
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Cretaceous to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 100.50000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (131 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Texas) Corbula texana (225659)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7USA (Texas) Notocorbula sp. (84474)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (Texas) Notocorbula sp. (178129)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Texas) Notocorbula sp. (205455)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Texas) Notocorbula marquezensis (7788 7789 84325 84337) Notocorbula marquezensis, Notocorbula texana (83950)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Texas) Notocorbula marquezensis (89948)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Corbula rugosa (171535)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Virginia) Notocorbula texana (1447)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Corbula rugosa (8124)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Notocorbula marquezensis (205223 205520 205521 205533) Notocorbula sp. (205442 205527 205532)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Yvelines) Notocorbula rugosa (177970 177972 177974 177975)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Nigeria Corbula rugosa (51237 51238 51239 51240 51244 51245 51246)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Texas) Notocorbula texana (2412 2413 41426 41436 41439 41441 41443)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Corbula texana (42964 42966)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Indonesia Corbula rugosa (70082)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9Egypt Notocorbula lyonsi (3290)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Notocorbula sp. (205456 205483) Notocorbula texana (7437 7438 7439 90656 90885 92208 205414 205415 205422 205430 205433)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Corbula rugosa (42641 42644)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0New Zealand Notocorbula humerosa (64739 64741 64750 64751) Notocorbula sp. (64730 67590)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria (Burgas) Corbula rugosa (102230)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03New Zealand (Waikato) Notocorbula humerosa (45006)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03New Zealand Notocorbula humerosa (45021)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand (Southland) Notocorbula humerosa (50784)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand (Central Otago) Notocorbula humerosa (35116 35117 35118 35126 35127) Notocorbula pumila (35129) Notocorbula pumila, Notocorbula humerosa (35128)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand Notocorbula humerosa (67598 67843 67848 67854 67855 67857 67864) Notocorbula pumila (67595)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand (Dannevirke) Notocorbula humerosa (35655)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (Auckland) Notocorbula innerans, Notocorbula illecta (84915)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand Notocorbula humerosa (67827)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand Notocorbula sp. (77489)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Notocorbula humerosa (67822 67898) Notocorbula kaiparaensis, Notocorbula humerosa (67900) Notocorbula pumila, Notocorbula humerosa (67899) Notocorbula pumila, Notocorbula kaiparaensis, Notocorbula humerosa (67897) Notocorbula sp. (77491)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) Corbula ephamilla (72206 72210)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand Notocorbula innerans (63089 63090)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Philippines Corbula fortisulcata (70138)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Notocorbula sp. (60399 60634 60635)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) Corbula adelaidensis (63435) Corbula adelaidensis, Corbula ephamilla (63432 63437 63439) Corbula ephamilla (63433 63434 63438 63441 63443)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Notocorbula disparilis (60412 60413 60414 60415 60416 60417)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Corbula bruscasensis (41551) Corbula puntagordensis (41544)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Aloidis ephamilla (166744)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Philippines (Tayabas) Corbula fortisulcata (41523 41524 41529)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Corbula fortisulcata (72092 72094 72096 72097 72098 72099 72100)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia (East Java) Corbula fortisulcata (96670)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Notocorbula sp. (79786)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Notocorbula caloosae (67069)