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Hexacorbula

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)111852https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=111852
Rankgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Hexacorbula
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassHeteroconchia
-CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
-CardioniFerussac 1822
-CardiidiaFerussac 1822
-CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyMyoidea
familyCorbulidaeLamarck 1818
genusHexacorbula(Olsson 1932)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Hexacorbulasubgenusbelongs to Corbulastated with evidenceOlsson, 1932
Hexacorbulasubgenusbelongs to Caryocorbulastated without evidenceda Silva Forti, 1969
Hexacorbulasubgenusbelongs to Bothrocorbulastated with evidencePerrilliat, 1992
Hexacorbulagenusbelongs to Myoidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Hexacorbulagenusbelongs to Corbulidaestated with evidenceAnderson and Roopnarine, 2003
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)7
Extant Size (PBDB)3 (43%)
First Recorded Appearance23.0 - 20.4 Ma
Miocene
Motilitystationary (based on Hexacorbula)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Hexacorbula)
Ecospace CommentsLIFE HISTORY: IS, SE, BA, SU according to Todd (2001).
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Bivalvia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Bothrocorbula (Hexacorbula) buenavistana
species
listed (PBDB)
Bothrocorbula (Hexacorbula) cruziana
species
listed (PBDB)2423.0 Ma
Miocene
16.0 Ma
Miocene
Bothrocorbula (Hexacorbula) gatunensis
species
listed (PBDB)3516.0 Ma
Miocene
5.33 Ma
Miocene
Caryocorbula (Hexacorbula) esmeralda
species
listed (PBDB)0 Ma
Extant
Hexacorbula esmeralda
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant
Hexacorbula hexacyma
species
listed (PBDB)616.0 Ma
Miocene
5.33 Ma
Miocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1932Corbula (Hexacorbula) Olsson
1969Caryocorbula (Hexacorbula) da Silva Forti p. 97
1992Bothrocorbula (Hexacorbula) Perrilliat p. 19
2002Hexacorbula Sepkoski, Jr.
2003Hexacorbula Anderson and Roopnarine p. 1092

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
da Silva Forti I. R. (1969) Cenozoic Mollusks from the drillholes Cassino and Palmares do Sul of the Coastal Plain of Rio Grande do Sul, Iheringia Geologia 2, 55-155
Perrilliat M. C. (1992) Bivalvos y gasterópodos de la formacion Ferrotepec (Mioceno Medio) de Michoacan, Paleontologia Mexicana 60, 1-48
Anderson L. C., Roopnarine P. D. (2003) Evolution and phylogenetic relationships of Neogene Corbulidae (Bivalvia: Myoidea) of tropical America, Journal of Paleontology 77 6, 1086-1102
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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