Caryocorbula contracta Say 1822 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Alternative combination: Corbula contracta
Belongs to Caryocorbula according to D. Massemin et al. 2009
See also Holmes 1860, Spencer and Campbell 1987 and Ward and Blackwelder 1987
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: ANSP 50903, a shell
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Haiti (1 collection), United States (41: Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene of Venezuela (1)
Total: 44 collections each including a single occurrence
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