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Corbiculidae

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)59856https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=59856
Rankfamily (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Corbiculidae
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
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
-Veneroidei
superfamilyCorbiculoideaGray 1847
familyCorbiculidaeGray 1847
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Corbiculidaefamilybelongs to Corbiculaceastated with evidenceVokes, 1980
Corbiculidaefamilybelongs to Corbiculoideastated without evidenceCoan et al., 2000
Corbiculidaefamilybelongs to CorbiculoideaimpliedNevesskaja, 2009
Corbiculidaefamilysubjective synonym of Cyrenidaestated without evidenceBouchet et al., 2010
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)62
Extant Size (PBDB)9 (15%)
First Recorded Appearance201 - 199 Ma
Early Jurassic
Environmentbrackish,freshwater (based on Corbiculidae)
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Corbiculidae)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Corbiculidae)
Ecospace CommentsLIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Bivalvia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)H. E. Vokes. 1980. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Corbiculinae
subfamily
listed (PBDB)
Baidunoconcha
genus
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Batissa
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
13133 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
0 Ma
Extant
Corbicula
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
238201 Ma
Early Jurassic
0 Ma
Extant
Corbiculina
genus
listed (PBDB)
Cyrenodonax
genus
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant
Cyrenorita
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1433.9 Ma
Oligocene
33.9 Ma
Oligocene
Dentonia
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
19101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
47.8 Ma
Eocene
Eocallista
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
69168 Ma
Middle Jurassic
125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Filosina
genus
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
7152 Ma
Late Jurassic
125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Fulpia
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
27101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
99.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fulpioides
genus
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cyanocyclas
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
4112 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
0.13 Ma
Pleistocene
Pharodina
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
6101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Polymesoda
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
6866.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
0 Ma
Extant
Tetoria
genus
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
52164 Ma
Middle Jurassic
99.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Veloritina
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1847Corbiculidae Gray
1980Corbiculidae Vokes p. 162
1987Corbiculidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 130
2000Corbiculidae Coan et al. p. 259
2009Corbiculidae Nevesskaja

References

Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue
Ward L. W., Blackwelder B.W. (1987) Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene Mollusca from the James City and Chowan River Formations at Lee Creek Mine, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 61, 113-283
Coan E. V., Scott P. V., et al (2000) Bivalve seashells of western North America, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural history Monographs 2, 1-764
Nevesskaja L. A. (2009) Principles of Systematics and the System of Bivalves, Paleontological Journal 43 1, 1-11 doi:10.1134/S0031030109010018
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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