Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Alternative combinations: Aloidis hexacyma, Caryocorbula (Hexacorbula) hexacyma, Corbula (Cuneocorbula) hexacyma, Corbula (Hexacorbula) hexacyma, Corbula hexacyma
Full reference: A. P. Brown and H. A. Pilsbry. 1913. Fauna of the Gatun Formation, Isthmus of Panama: II. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 64:500-519
Belongs to Hexacorbula according to L. C. Anderson and P. D. Roopnarine 2003
See also Barrios 1960, Brown and Pilsbry 1913, Oinomikado 1939, Olsson 1964, Perrilliat 1992, Weisbord 1929 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Bothrocorbula (Hexacorbula) buenavistana, Bothrocorbula (Hexacorbula) cruziana, Bothrocorbula (Hexacorbula) gatunensis, Caryocorbula (Hexacorbula) esmeralda, Hexacorbula esmeralda
Type specimen: ANSP (no number), a shell
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Colombia (3 collections)
• Miocene of Colombia (1), Ecuador (1), Panama (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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