Caryocorbula contracta Say 1822 (clam)

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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