Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Alternative combinations: Corbula (Aloidis) gatunensis, Corbula gatunensis
Belongs to Bothrocorbula (Hexacorbula) according to M. C. Perrilliat 1992
See also Anderson and Roopnarine 2003, Brown and Pilsbry 1911, Hodson and Hodson 1931 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Bothrocorbula (Hexacorbula) buenavistana, Bothrocorbula (Hexacorbula) cruziana, Caryocorbula (Hexacorbula) esmeralda, Hexacorbula esmeralda, Hexacorbula hexacyma
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Venezuela (1 collection)
• Miocene of Colombia (2), Costa Rica (1), Ecuador (1), Mexico (3), Panama (26), Venezuela (1)
Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.