Hexacorbula hexacyma Brown and Pilsbry 1913

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

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Colombia (3 collections)

• Miocene of Colombia (1), Ecuador (1), Panama (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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