Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Full reference: W. J. Zinsmeister and C. E. Macellari. 1988. Bivalvia (Mollusca) from Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Geological Society of America Memoirs 253-284
Parent taxon: Corbulidae according to W. J. Zinsmeister and C. E. Macellari 1988
Sister taxa: Aloides, Anticorbula, Antiquicorbula, Bicorbula, Bothrocorbula, Caestocorbulinae, Caryocorbula, Caryocorbulinae, Concentricavalva, Coquandia, Corbula, Corbulamellinae, Corbulinae, Cuneocorbula, Cuspicorbula, Erodoninae, Exallocorbula, Ficusocorbula, Hexacorbula, Hudsonina, Indocorbula, Juliacorbula, Lentidiinae, Lentidinae, Lhasanella, Nipponicorbula, Ostomya, Pachydontinae, Pachyrotunda, Panamicorbula, Pulsidis, Rostrocorbula, Semicorbula
Subtaxa: Surobula nucleus
Type: Sphaerium nucleus
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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