Corbula (Caryocorbula) carmenensis Clark and Durham 1946 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Full reference: B. L. Clark and J. W. Durham. 1946. Eocene Faunas from the Department of Bolivar, Colombia. Geological Society of America Memoir 16:1-126

Belongs to Corbula (Caryocorbula) according to B. L. Clark and J. W. Durham 1946

Sister taxa: Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis, Corbula (Caryocorbula) dickersoni, Corbula (Caryocorbula) nuciformis, Corbula (Caryocorbula) porcella, Corbula (Caryocorbula) sericea, Corbula (Caryocorbula) taylorensis, Corbula (Caryocorbula) whitei

Type specimen: CAS 7918, a shell. Its type locality is C.A.S. locality 31694, Colombia, which is in the Bartonian of sandstone Colombia.

Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Colombia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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