Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Alternative combination: Corbula whitfieldi
Full reference: T. C. Brown. 1905. A new lower Tertiary fauna from Chappaquiddick Island, Martha's Vineyard. American Journal of Science 20:229-238
Belongs to Cuneocorbula according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Brown 1905
Sister taxa: Corbula (Cuneocorbula) formosa, Corbula (Cuneocorbula) kyushuensis, Cuneocorbula angulata, Cuneocorbula biangulata, Cuneocorbula griswoldensis, Cuneocorbula helenae, Cuneocorbula subengonata, Cuneocorbula torreyensis, Cuneocorbula weaveri
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (17: Florida collections)
• Eocene of United States (1: Massachusetts)
• Cretaceous of United States (2: New Jersey)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
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