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Pectunculus corbuloides

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9283435https://www.gbif.org/species/9283435
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)157577https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=157577
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Pectunculus corbuloides
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Pectunculus corbuloides
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassPteriomorphia
-OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
-ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida
superfamilyArcoidea
familyGlycymerididaeNewton 1922
genusGlycymerisDa Costa 1778
speciesPectunculus corbuloidesConrad 1833
Generic NamePectunculus
Scientific NamePectunculus corbuloides (Conrad, 1833)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Pectunculus corbuloidesspeciesbelongs to PectunculusimpliedConrad, 1833
Pectunculus corbuloidesspeciesbelongs to Limopsisstated with evidenceConrad, 1860
Pectunculus corbuloidesspeciesbelongs to Trigonarcastated with evidenceCooke, 1936
Pectunculus corbuloidesspeciesbelongs to Pectunculusstated with evidencePalmer and Brann, 1965
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance41.3 - 38.0 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance41.3 - 38.0 Ma
Eocene
Environmentcoastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic (based on Glycymerididae)
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Glycymeris)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Glycymeris)
Ontogenyaccretion (based on Glycymerididae)
Taphonomyaragonite,thick,major ribbing (based on Glycymerididae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1965. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part 1. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Peteropoda, Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:1-471

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Trigonarca corbuloides (Conrad, 1833)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Trigonarca corbuloides
Limopsis corbuloides (Conrad, 1833)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Limopsis corbuloides

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1833Pectunculus corbuloides Conrad p. 40
1860Limopsis corbuloides Conrad p. 297
1936Trigonarca corbuloides Cooke p. 64
1965Pectunculus corbuloides Palmer and Brann p. 256

References

Palmer K. V., Brann D. C. (1965) Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part 1. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Peteropoda, Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda, Bulletins of American Paleontology 48, 1-471
Cooke C. W. (1936) Geology of the Coastal Plain of South Carolina, United States Geological Survey Bulletin 837
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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