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Fulpia ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4589469https://www.gbif.org/species/4589469
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)17667https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17667
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Cyrenidae : Fulpia
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Corbiculidae : Fulpia
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
infraclassHeteroconchia
-CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
-CardioniFerussac 1822
-CardiidiaFerussac 1822
-CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
-Veneroidei
superfamilyCorbiculoideaGray 1847
familyCorbiculidaeGray 1847
genusFulpiaStephenson 1946
Scientific NameFulpia Stephenson, 1946
Name Published InJ. Paleont., 20
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Fulpiagenusbelongs to Corbiculidaestated with evidenceVokes, 1980
Fulpiagenusbelongs to Veneroidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance101 - 94 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Environmentbrackish,freshwater (based on Corbiculidae)
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Corbiculidae)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Corbiculidae)
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
Corbicula wicomicoensis
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Fulpia pinguis
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Fulpia subtrigona
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Fulpia wicomicoensis ✝
species		listed (PBDB)

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1946Fulpia Stephenson
1980Fulpia Vokes p. 163
2002Fulpia Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Moved to new family following fam. synonymy - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
J. Paleont., 20 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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