Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Full reference: F. Etayo-Serna. 1979. La fauna de moluscos del Paleoceno de Colombia. Moluscos de una capa del Paleoceno de Manatial (Guajira). Boletín de Geología 13(27):5-55
Belongs to Corbula (Bicorbula) according to F. Etayo-Serna 1979
Sister taxa: Bicorbula gallicula, Bicorbula idonea, Bicorbula kutchensis, Corbula (Bicorbula) gallica, Corbula (Bicorbula) harpa, Corbula (Bicorbula) ickei, Corbula (Bicorbula) praexarata, Corbula (Bicorbula) pseudorakhiensis, Corbula (Bicorbula) samanaensis, Corbula (Bicorbula) subexarata, Corbula (Bicorbula) tjiguhanensis
Type specimen: UCMP 14720, a shell. Its type locality is UCMP C-14091, Manantial, which is in a Selandian paralic sandstone in the Manantial Formation of Colombia.
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Colombia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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