Bicorbula idonea Conrad 1833 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Alternative combination: Corbula idonea

Belongs to Bicorbula according to L. C. Anderson and P. D. Roopnarine 2003

See also Glenn 1904, Richards 1943, Ward 1992 and Ward 1998

Sister taxa: Bicorbula gallicula, Bicorbula kutchensis, Corbula (Bicorbula) gallica, Corbula (Bicorbula) harpa, Corbula (Bicorbula) ickei, Corbula (Bicorbula) manantialense, Corbula (Bicorbula) praexarata, Corbula (Bicorbula) pseudorakhiensis, Corbula (Bicorbula) samanaensis, Corbula (Bicorbula) subexarata, Corbula (Bicorbula) tjiguhanensis

Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (32: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia collections)

• Oligocene of United States (1: North Carolina)

Total: 33 collections including 37 occurrences

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