Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Alternative combination: Corbula (Cuneocorbula) helenae
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 Cuneocorbula according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Maury 1912
Sister taxa: Corbula (Cuneocorbula) formosa, Corbula (Cuneocorbula) kyushuensis, Cuneocorbula angulata, Cuneocorbula biangulata, Cuneocorbula griswoldensis, Cuneocorbula subengonata, Cuneocorbula torreyensis, Cuneocorbula weaveri, Cuneocorbula whitfieldi
Type specimen: PRI (unknown number), a shell
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at 1000 ft W of Brighton Pier (Miocene of Trinidad and Tobago)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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