Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Alternative combinations: Corbula (Aloidis) islatrinitatis, Notocorbula islatrinitatis
Synonym: Corbula (Corbula) carrizalana Hodson 1931
Belongs to Varicorbula according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also Jung 1969
Sister taxa: Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba, Corbula (Varicorbula) gibbiformis, Corbula (Varicorbula) hatcheri, Corbula (Varicorbula) sanctidominici, Varicorbula baea, Varicorbula bradleyi, Varicorbula capayana, Varicorbula chipolana, Varicorbula crassimarginata, Varicorbula disparilis, Varicorbula elevata, Varicorbula globosa, Varicorbula granti, Varicorbula hodsoni, Varicorbula krebsiana, Varicorbula laqueata, Varicorbula minuta, Varicorbula operculum, Varicorbula vieta, Varicorbula zuliana
Type specimens:
- Varicorbula islatrinitatis: PRI 909, a shell
- Corbula (Corbula) carrizalana:
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Venezuela (1 collection)
• Miocene of Panama (6), Trinidad and Tobago (5), Venezuela (1)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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