Bothrocorbula smithiana Maury 1912

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Alternative combination: Corbula (Bothrocorbula) smithiana

Full reference: C. J. Maury. 1912. A contribution to the paleontology of Trinidad. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 15:1-112

Belongs to Bothrocorbula according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Maury 1912

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

Type specimen: PRI (unknown number), a shell

Distribution: found only at 1000 ft W of Brighton Pier (Miocene of Trinidad and Tobago)

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