Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Alternative spellings: Bothrocorbula (Hexacorbula), Caryocorbula (Hexacorbula), Corbula (Hexacorbula)

Parent taxon: Corbulidae according to L. C. Anderson and P. D. Roopnarine 2003

Sister taxa: Aloides, Anticorbula, Antiquicorbula, Bicorbula, Bothrocorbula, Caestocorbulinae, Caryocorbula, Caryocorbulinae, Concentricavalva, Corbula, Corbulamellinae, Corbulinae, Cuneocorbula, Cuspicorbula, Eoursivivas, Erodona, Erodoninae, Exallocorbula, Ficusocorbula, Indocorbula, Juliacorbula, Lentidiinae, Lentidinae, Nipponicorbula, Ostomya, Pachydon, Pachydontinae, Pachyrotunda, Panamicorbula, Potamocorbula, Pulsidis, Tenuicorbula

Subtaxa: Bothrocorbula (Hexacorbula) buenavistana, Bothrocorbula (Hexacorbula) cruziana, Bothrocorbula (Hexacorbula) gatunensis, Caryocorbula (Hexacorbula) esmeralda, Hexacorbula esmeralda, Hexacorbula hexacyma

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Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder