Subfamily Caryocorbulinae Gardner 1926 (clam)
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Parent taxon: Corbulidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Perrilliat 1992 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Aloides, Anticorbula, Antiquicorbula, Bicorbula, Bothrocorbula, Caestocorbulinae, Caryocorbula, Concentricavalva, Coquandia, Corbula, Corbulamellinae, Corbulinae, Cuneocorbula, Cuspicorbula, Erodoninae, Exallocorbula, Ficusocorbula, Hexacorbula, Hudsonina, Indocorbula, Juliacorbula, Lentidiinae, Lentidinae, Lhasanella, Nipponicorbula, Ostomya, Pachydontinae, Pachyrotunda, Panamicorbula, Pulsidis, Rostrocorbula, Semicorbula
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Caryocorbulinae in the database