†Caryocorbula pixidata Tate 1887 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Alternative combinations: Corbula pixidata, Notocorbula pixidata
Full reference: R. Tate. 1887. The Lamellibranchs of the older Tertiary of Australia (Part 2). Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 9:142-189
Belongs to Caryocorbula according to T. A. Darragh and G. W. Kendrick 2008
See also Darragh 1970 and Tate 1887
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Eocene of Australia (6)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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