Corbula (Cuneocorbula) kyushuensis Nagao 1928 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Full reference: T. Nagao. 1928. Palaeogene fossils of the Island of Kyushu, Japan Part I. Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University 9(3):97-128

Belongs to Corbula (Cuneocorbula) according to T. Nagao 1928

Sister taxa: Corbula (Cuneocorbula) formosa, Cuneocorbula angulata, Cuneocorbula biangulata, Cuneocorbula griswoldensis, Cuneocorbula helenae, Cuneocorbula subengonata, Cuneocorbula torreyensis, Cuneocorbula weaveri, Cuneocorbula whitfieldi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Coast at Akasemachi, which is in a Lutetian fluvial siltstone in the Akasaki Formation of Japan

Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Japan (3 collections)

• Paleogene of Japan (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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