Corbulidae

Corbulidae is a family of very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Myida.

Corbulidae

Jan Delsing · Public Domain · via Wikipedia/Commons. May be a photograph of a specimen, or an artist’s reconstruction — an interpretation of a skeleton, since colour and soft tissue are almost never preserved.

On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
MyoideaPBDB
Diet
suspension feederPBDB
Life habit
infaunalPBDB
Motility
stationary, attachedPBDB
Vision
blindPBDB, for Bivalvia

Time the record covers

At least 335 million years on record.

The record covers at least 335.4 Mya to 11.7 ka. No occurrence read is dated outside 342.9 Mya to 0 Mya.

Carboniferous — about 2 of 5023 occurrencesCarboniferousPermian — about 0 of 5023 occurrencesEarly Triassic — about 0 of 5023 occurrencesMiddle Triassic — about 1 of 5023 occurrencesLate Triassic — about 7 of 5023 occurrencesLate TriassicEarly Jurassic — about 41 of 5023 occurrencesMiddle Jurassic — about 208 of 5023 occurrencesLate Jurassic — about 162 of 5023 occurrencesEarly Cretaceous — about 154 of 5023 occurrencesEarly CretaceousLate Cretaceous — about 1129 of 5023 occurrencesLate CretaceousPaleocene — about 226 of 5023 occurrencesEocene — about 1188 of 5023 occurrencesOligocene — about 324 of 5023 occurrencesMiocene — about 969 of 5023 occurrencesPliocene — about 316 of 5023 occurrencesPleistocene — about 248 of 5023 occurrences350–338 Mya — about 1 occurrence338–326 Mya — about 0.7 occurrences245–233 Mya — about 1 occurrence233–222 Mya — about 0.3 occurrences222–210 Mya — about 0.6 occurrences210–198 Mya — about 15 occurrences198–187 Mya — about 2 occurrences187–175 Mya — about 29 occurrences175–163 Mya — about 159 occurrences163–152 Mya — about 132 occurrences152–140 Mya — about 88 occurrences140–128 Mya — about 28 occurrences128–117 Mya — about 38 occurrences117–105 Mya — about 53 occurrences105–93 Mya — about 255 occurrences93–82 Mya — about 90 occurrences82–70 Mya — about 383 occurrences70–58 Mya — about 606 occurrences58–47 Mya — about 379 occurrences47–35 Mya — about 812 occurrences35–23 Mya — about 364 occurrences23–12 Mya — about 569 occurrences12–0 Mya — about 1016 occurrences335.4 Mya11.7 ka350 Mya0 Mya

5,023 occurrences of Corbulidae on record, most of them in the Eocene. The Paleobiology Database records this as a living group. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

5,023 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

593 formations

Gatun — 9.35°N, 79.81°WGatun — 9.35°N, 79.82°WGatun — 9.04°N, 80.65°WGatun — 9.30°N, 79.92°WGatun — 9.17°N, 80.00°WProvidence — 31.91°N, 86.17°WProvidence — 31.87°N, 86.08°WProvidence — 31.97°N, 86.00°WProvidence — 31.86°N, 85.95°WProvidence — 31.92°N, 85.82°WProvidence — 31.89°N, 85.70°WProvidence — 31.95°N, 85.68°WProvidence — 31.92°N, 85.35°WProvidence — 31.84°N, 85.22°WProvidence — 31.76°N, 85.13°WProvidence — 31.73°N, 85.12°WProvidence — 31.80°N, 85.00°WProvidence — 31.96°N, 85.45°WProvidence — 31.89°N, 85.21°WWoodbine — 32.73°N, 97.22°WWoodbine — 32.84°N, 97.08°WWoodbine — 32.77°N, 97.01°WWoodbine — 32.86°N, 97.06°WWoodbine — 32.99°N, 96.95°WWoodbine — 33.66°N, 96.91°WWoodbine — 33.71°N, 96.46°WWoodbine — 33.81°N, 96.83°WWoodbine — 33.62°N, 96.61°WWoodbine — 33.66°N, 96.45°WWoodbine — 31.95°N, 97.32°WWoodbine — 32.05°N, 97.23°WWoodbine — 31.85°N, 97.22°WWoodbine — 32.35°N, 97.39°WWoodbine — 32.74°N, 97.11°WWoodbine — 32.56°N, 97.14°WWoodbine — 32.65°N, 97.23°WWoodbine — 33.07°N, 97.13°WWoodbine — 33.05°N, 96.99°WWoodbine — 33.80°N, 96.85°WWoodbine — 33.76°N, 96.54°WWoodbine — 33.70°N, 96.82°WWoodbine — 33.73°N, 96.59°WWoodbine — 33.71°N, 96.30°WWoodbine — 33.60°N, 96.37°WWoodbine — 33.67°N, 96.24°WWoodbine — 33.87°N, 95.57°WWoodbine — 33.86°N, 95.25°WMoodys Branch — 32.85°N, 90.41°WMoodys Branch — 32.95°N, 90.17°WMoodys Branch — 32.23°N, 92.15°WMoodys Branch — 32.01°N, 92.00°WMoodys Branch — 32.33°N, 90.15°WMoodys Branch — 31.88°N, 88.69°WMoodys Branch — 31.88°N, 88.32°WMoodys Branch — 31.55°N, 87.58°WMoodys Branch — 31.67°N, 92.89°WMoodys Branch — 33.96°N, 92.19°WMoodys Branch — 35.01°N, 90.79°WMoodys Branch — 29.25°N, 82.73°WMoodys Branch — 31.97°N, 88.53°WMoodys Branch — 32.17°N, 88.83°WMoodys Branch — 31.63°N, 91.82°WMoodys Branch — 31.47°N, 93.57°WMoodys Branch — 31.26°N, 93.82°WMoodys Branch — 31.54°N, 88.06°WMoodys Branch — 32.98°N, 90.30°WCorsicana Marl — 33.10°N, 95.99°WCorsicana Marl — 32.86°N, 96.21°WCorsicana Marl — 32.76°N, 96.28°WCorsicana Marl — 32.53°N, 96.27°WCorsicana Marl — 32.22°N, 96.31°WCorsicana Marl — 32.06°N, 96.47°WCorsicana Marl — 31.82°N, 96.54°WCorsicana Marl — 31.74°N, 96.61°WCorsicana Marl — 31.75°N, 96.61°WCorsicana Marl — 31.40°N, 96.73°WCorsicana Marl — 31.30°N, 96.75°WCorsicana Marl — 30.94°N, 96.95°WCorsicana Marl — 30.38°N, 97.49°WCorsicana Marl — 30.37°N, 97.45°WCorsicana Marl — 30.30°N, 97.46°WCorsicana Marl — 30.23°N, 97.52°WCorsicana Marl — 30.19°N, 97.57°WCorsicana Marl — 29.95°N, 97.71°WCorsicana Marl — 29.83°N, 97.84°WCorsicana Marl — 29.72°N, 97.90°WCorsicana Marl — 29.60°N, 98.03°WCorsicana Marl — 29.49°N, 98.19°WCorsicana Marl — 29.42°N, 98.43°WCorsicana Marl — 29.44°N, 98.56°WCorsicana Marl — 29.37°N, 98.78°WCorsicana Marl — 29.18°N, 99.02°WCorsicana Marl — 31.30°N, 96.90°WCook Mountain — 31.29°N, 86.56°WCook Mountain — 31.31°N, 86.48°WCook Mountain — 30.53°N, 96.69°WCook Mountain — 31.25°N, 95.73°WCook Mountain — 31.75°N, 92.97°WCook Mountain — 32.35°N, 92.72°WCook Mountain — 32.32°N, 89.03°WCook Mountain — 32.04°N, 88.73°WCook Mountain — 32.10°N, 88.86°WCook Mountain — 31.53°N, 95.33°WCook Mountain — 28.92°N, 98.55°WCook Mountain — 32.32°N, 89.15°WCook Mountain — 32.17°N, 88.83°WCook Mountain — 32.50°N, 93.05°WCook Mountain — 30.67°N, 96.37°WCook Mountain — 30.18°N, 96.94°WCook Mountain — 30.90°N, 96.39°WCook Mountain — 31.43°N, 93.85°WCook Mountain — 31.60°N, 87.55°WCook Mountain — 31.96°N, 95.27°WCook Mountain — 31.12°N, 95.90°WCook Mountain — 30.01°N, 97.16°WCook Mountain — 31.20°N, 95.73°WCook Mountain — 29.95°N, 97.14°WCook Mountain — 30.63°N, 96.55°WCook Mountain — 30.63°N, 96.54°WCook Mountain — 31.11°N, 96.28°WCook Mountain — 30.07°N, 97.08°WChari — 23.50°N, 70.50°ELisbon — 31.53°N, 87.60°WLisbon — 31.84°N, 88.25°WLisbon — 31.50°N, 87.80°WLisbon — 31.76°N, 88.10°WLisbon — 31.70°N, 88.28°WLisbon — 31.32°N, 86.73°WLisbon — 31.30°N, 86.48°WLisbon — 31.53°N, 87.50°WLisbon — 31.82°N, 88.24°WLisbon — 31.55°N, 87.91°WByram — 32.01°N, 89.38°WByram — 32.18°N, 90.25°WByram — 32.32°N, 90.86°WByram — 32.41°N, 90.84°WGosport Sand — 31.52°N, 87.90°WGosport Sand — 31.54°N, 87.52°WGosport Sand — 31.50°N, 87.80°WGosport Sand — 31.57°N, 87.58°WGosport Sand — 31.53°N, 87.57°WGosport Sand — 31.13°N, 87.93°WShoal River — 30.72°N, 86.12°WShoal River — 30.72°N, 86.04°WShoal River — 30.65°N, 86.04°WShoal River — 30.69°N, 86.65°WPrairie Bluff — 33.03°N, 88.56°WPrairie Bluff — 32.73°N, 88.30°WPrairie Bluff — 32.70°N, 88.17°WPrairie Bluff — 32.63°N, 88.22°WPrairie Bluff — 32.43°N, 88.04°WPrairie Bluff — 32.23°N, 87.50°WPrairie Bluff — 32.14°N, 87.42°WPrairie Bluff — 32.04°N, 87.26°WPrairie Bluff — 32.08°N, 87.02°WPrairie Bluff — 32.05°N, 86.99°WPrairie Bluff — 32.05°N, 86.81°WPrairie Bluff — 32.05°N, 86.81°WPrairie Bluff — 31.97°N, 86.72°WPrairie Bluff — 32.00°N, 86.48°WPrairie Bluff — 31.98°N, 86.00°WPrairie Bluff — 31.98°N, 85.92°WAlcobaca — 39.32°N, 9.35°WAlcobaca — 38.42°N, 9.22°WAlcobaca — 39.52°N, 9.13°WAlcobaca — 39.55°N, 9.00°WKincaid — 31.28°N, 96.98°WKincaid — 30.80°N, 96.95°WKincaid — 29.88°N, 97.67°WKincaid — 30.08°N, 97.50°WKincaid — 31.67°N, 96.47°WKincaid — 30.33°N, 97.37°WKincaid — 29.21°N, 99.79°WKincaid — 32.44°N, 96.23°WKincaid — 31.31°N, 96.63°WKincaid — 31.22°N, 96.91°WKincaid — 31.05°N, 96.83°WKincaid — 29.35°N, 99.14°WKincaid — 29.32°N, 99.47°WKincaid — 30.23°N, 97.52°WKincaid — 30.11°N, 97.32°WKincaid — 31.29°N, 96.72°WWeches — 32.17°N, 88.83°WWeches — 30.00°N, 97.15°WWeches — 30.60°N, 96.61°WWeches — 31.96°N, 95.27°WWeches — 30.50°N, 96.63°WWeches — 31.65°N, 95.07°WWeches — 32.08°N, 95.29°WWeches — 29.48°N, 97.52°WWeches — 31.60°N, 94.66°WWeches — 30.90°N, 98.39°WWeches — 31.00°N, 96.49°WWeches — 31.61°N, 94.64°WWeches — 30.23°N, 97.52°WWeches — 30.68°N, 96.58°WWeches — 31.21°N, 96.02°WWeches — 31.53°N, 94.41°WWeches — 31.11°N, 96.28°WWeches — 31.34°N, 95.68°WWeches — 31.00°N, 96.83°WWeches — 31.59°N, 94.84°WWeches — 31.25°N, 96.12°WWeches — 31.22°N, 96.06°WChoptank — 38.53°N, 76.52°WChoptank — 38.38°N, 76.50°WChoptank — 38.39°N, 76.57°WChoptank — 38.73°N, 76.02°WChoptank — 38.62°N, 76.12°WChoptank — 38.38°N, 76.38°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.58°N, 86.74°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 32.08°N, 88.22°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.92°N, 87.97°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.45°N, 85.63°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.07°N, 88.03°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 32.37°N, 88.68°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.93°N, 88.05°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.35°N, 86.08°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 32.25°N, 88.43°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.32°N, 86.00°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.96°N, 88.07°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.91°N, 87.74°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.53°N, 87.32°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.82°N, 87.37°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.65°N, 88.08°WFalun de Jeurs — 48.48°N, 2.23°EKiowa — 37.32°N, 99.75°WKiowa — 37.28°N, 99.66°WKiowa — 37.22°N, 99.90°WKiowa — 37.44°N, 99.08°WKiowa — 37.40°N, 99.02°WKiowa — 38.59°N, 97.84°WKiowa — 38.53°N, 97.90°WKiowa — 38.39°N, 97.92°WKiowa — 38.60°N, 97.93°WKiowa — 38.60°N, 97.99°WKiowa — 38.89°N, 97.79°WKiowa — 38.73°N, 97.53°WKiowa — 38.75°N, 97.75°WKiowa — 38.76°N, 97.86°WSevern — 38.80°N, 77.00°WSevern — 38.89°N, 76.85°WSevern — 38.92°N, 76.85°WBarton Beds — 50.67°N, 1.57°WBarton Beds — 50.67°N, 1.08°WBarton Beds — 51.28°N, 0.63°WBarton Beds — 50.78°N, 1.73°WBarton Beds — 50.85°N, 1.78°WBarton Beds — 50.74°N, 1.69°WChipola — 30.57°N, 85.84°WChipola — 30.44°N, 85.19°WChipola — 30.43°N, 84.98°WChipola — 30.06°N, 84.49°WChipola — 30.33°N, 82.76°WSpringvale — 10.62°N, 61.05°WCastilletes — 11.85°N, 71.33°WCastilletes — 11.94°N, 71.32°WCastilletes — 11.96°N, 71.26°WCastilletes — 11.85°N, 71.37°W

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The named rock units Corbulidae has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 569 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 759 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Corbulidae and its relatives

Eocene

Where Corbulidae and its relatives were recorded in the Eocene.

Found in the same rock

1,966 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 1,136 sites for Corbulidae, and this reads 240 of them. Of that, one read hit the database's own return limit, so every count below is a floor rather than a total. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

618 references

Each of the 5,023 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 606 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content1

Picture of Corbulidae

Credit
Jan Delsing
Licence
Public Domain
Commercial use
the licence allows it

No 3D scan of Corbulidae was found in Sketchfab.

Smithsonian Open Access and MorphoSource were not reached for this taxon, so this list is what the others held rather than everything there is.

The description on this site

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This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. Lamarck 1818