Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Alternative combination: Corbula chipolana
Belongs to Varicorbula according to L. C. Anderson and P. D. Roopnarine 2003
See also Richards 1947
Sister taxa: Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba, Corbula (Varicorbula) gibbiformis, Corbula (Varicorbula) hatcheri, Corbula (Varicorbula) sanctidominici, Varicorbula baea, Varicorbula bradleyi, Varicorbula capayana, Varicorbula crassimarginata, Varicorbula disparilis, Varicorbula elevata, Varicorbula globosa, Varicorbula granti, Varicorbula hodsoni, Varicorbula islatrinitatis, Varicorbula krebsiana, Varicorbula laqueata, Varicorbula minuta, Varicorbula operculum, Varicorbula vieta, Varicorbula zuliana
Subtaxa: Corbula chipolana carolina
Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS Loc3419 - McClelland Farm [Chipola Fm], which is in a Burdigalian marine marl/sandstone in the Chipola Formation of Florida.
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (3: Florida, South Carolina collections)
• Miocene of United States (11: Florida)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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