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†Tellina (Moerella) petropolitana Stenzel and Krause 1957 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Belongs to Tellina (Moerella) according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1965

Sister taxa: Moerella (Scissula), Moerella calpix, Moerella declivis, Moerella dupliniana, Moerella macilenta, Moerella quasimacoma, Moerella securiclata, Moerella verdevilla, Tellina (Moerella) acalypta, Tellina (Moerella) acloneta, Tellina (Moerella) acosmita, Tellina (Moerella) agria, Tellina (Moerella) aldrichi, Tellina (Moerella) amianta, Tellina (Moerella) cloneta, Tellina (Moerella) colomnbiana, Tellina (Moerella) ctenota, Tellina (Moerella) hypolispa, Tellina (Moerella) indifferens, Tellina (Moerella) lincolnensis, Tellina (Moerella) obrupta, Tellina (Moerella) paraguanensis, Tellina (Moerella) piesa, Tellina (Moerella) quirosana, Tellina (Moerella) subdonacialis, Tellina (Moerella) subtrigona, Tellina (Moerella) tabogensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (6: Mississippi, Texas collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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