Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Alternative combination: Corbula disparilis
Synonyms: Corbula (Aloidis) heterogena Guppy 1898, Corbula (Corbula) heterogena Guppy 1898, Corbula heterogenea Guppy 1898, Corbula waltonensis Gardner 1928
Belongs to Varicorbula according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also Brown and Pilsbry 1911 and Woodring 1925
Sister taxa: Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba, Corbula (Varicorbula) gibbiformis, Corbula (Varicorbula) hatcheri, Corbula (Varicorbula) sanctidominici, Varicorbula baea, Varicorbula bradleyi, Varicorbula capayana, Varicorbula chipolana, Varicorbula crassimarginata, Varicorbula elevata, Varicorbula globosa, Varicorbula granti, Varicorbula hodsoni, Varicorbula islatrinitatis, Varicorbula krebsiana, Varicorbula laqueata, Varicorbula minuta, Varicorbula operculum, Varicorbula vieta, Varicorbula zuliana
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1 collection), Jamaica (2), Mexico (1), United States (4: Florida)
• Miocene of Panama (24), United States (22: Florida)
Total: 54 collections each including a single occurrence
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