Caestocorbula
Extinct genus of bivalves
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Myida |
| Family: | Corbulidae |
| Genus: | Caestocorbula Vincent, 1910[1] |
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Caestocorbula is an extinct genus of saltwater clams in the family Corbulidae. The name has been created for fossils from the Eocene of Belgium.[3]
References
- ^ Presence d'un plaque siphonale chez Corbula regulbiensis Morr. E Vincent - Ann Soc R Zool Malacol Belg, 1910, volume 44, pages 141
- ^ Gastropod predation on corbulid bivalves - Palaeoecology or Taphonomy ? Gino De Cauwer, Annls Soc. r. zool. Belg. - T. 115 (1985) - fasc . 2 - pages 183-196
- ^ The validity of the molluscan genus Caestocorbula Vincent. H. E. Vokes, Am J Sci, November 1, 1944, volume 242, pages 614-623, doi:10.2475/ajs.242.11.614
External links
- "Caestocorbula" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Caestocorbula at the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
- "Caestocorbula". Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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