Carbonicola (bivalve)

Carbonicola
Temporal range: Bashkirian–Moscovian
Carbonicola acuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: †Anthracosiidae
Genus: †Carbonicola
MacCoy 1855
Species
  • Carbonicola acuta
  • Carbonicola aquilina
  • Carbonicola elegans
  • Carbonicola similis
Synonyms

Anthracosia King 1856

Carbonicola is an extinct genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks that lived during the Carboniferous period.

References

  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 103)
  • "Carbonicola". Paleobiology Database.


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