Corbicula oldroydi Clark 1938 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Corbiculidae

Full reference: B. L. Clark. 1938. Fauna from the Markley Formation (Upper Eocene) on Pleasant Creek, California . Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 49:683-730

Belongs to Corbicula according to B. L. Clark 1938

Sister taxa: Corbicula (Corbicula), Corbicula (Corbiculella), Corbicula (Corbiculina), Corbicula (Cyanocyclas), Corbicula (Donacopsis), Corbicula (Leptesthes), Corbicula (Loxoptychodon), Corbicula (Paracorbicula), Corbicula (Tellinocyclas), Corbicula arnoldi, Corbicula astartoides, Corbicula brevidens, Corbicula britannica, Corbicula carlosensis, Corbicula consobrina, Corbicula cowlitzensis, Corbicula dowlingi, Corbicula gerthi, Corbicula ingens, Corbicula jestesi, Corbicula kettlemanensis, Corbicula olequahensis, Corbicula oregonensis, Corbicula pugetensis, Corbicula serrodentata, Corbicula sookensis, Corbicula willisi, Cyrena (Corbicula) altissima, Cyrena (Corbicula) diabloensis

Type specimen: UCMP 30851. Its type locality is UCMP A1297, which is in an Eocene marine sandstone in the Markley Formation of California.

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at UCMP A1297

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