Corbula (Bicorbula) gallica Lamarck 1801 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Alternative combinations: Bicorbula gallica, Corbula gallica

Belongs to Corbula (Bicorbula) according to Y. Okan and I. Hosgor 2009

See also Anderson and Roopnarine 2003, Le Renard 1993 and Le Renard and Pacaud 1995

Sister taxa: Bicorbula gallicula, Bicorbula idonea, Bicorbula kutchensis, Corbula (Bicorbula) harpa, Corbula (Bicorbula) ickei, Corbula (Bicorbula) manantialense, Corbula (Bicorbula) praexarata, Corbula (Bicorbula) pseudorakhiensis, Corbula (Bicorbula) samanaensis, Corbula (Bicorbula) subexarata, Corbula (Bicorbula) tjiguhanensis

Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Belgium (4 collections), Bulgaria (2), France (3), Italy (1), Romania (11), Turkey (1), the United Kingdom (13)

Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence

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