Caestocorbula

Caestocorbula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Myida
Family:	Corbulidae
Genus:	Caestocorbula Vincent, 1910[1]
Species
†Caestocorbula anceps Maxwell, 1992 †Caestocorbula elegans J. de C. Sowerby[2] †Caestocorbula gigantica Roy & Mukherjee, 2017 †Caestocorbula praeviator Maxwell, 1992 †Caestocorbula gujaratensis Halder & Bano, 2015

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

1. Presence d'un plaque siphonale chez Corbula regulbiensis Morr. E Vincent - Ann Soc R Zool Malacol Belg, 1910, volume 44, pages 141
2. Gastropod predation on corbulid bivalves - Palaeoecology or Taphonomy ? Gino De Cauwer, Annls Soc. r. zool. Belg. - T. 115 (1985) - fasc . 2 - pages 183-196
3. 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". The Encyclopedia of Life.
• Caestocorbula at the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
• "Caestocorbula". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 7 September 2016.