Bothrocorbula viminea Guppy 1866 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Alternative combinations: Corbula (Bothrocorbula) viminea, Corbula viminea

Belongs to Bothrocorbula according to L. C. Anderson and P. D. Roopnarine 2003

See also Anderson 1996, Brown and Pilsbry 1911, Maury 1917, Olsson 1922, Woodring 1925 and Woodring 1982

Sister taxa: Bothrocorbula radiatula, Bothrocorbula smithiana, Bothrocorbula synarmostes, Bothrocorbula wilcoxii

Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1 collection), the Dominican Republic (2), Jamaica (1)

• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1)

• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (6), Haiti (1)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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