Arcopagia (Bertinella) striatissima Deshayes 1857 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Alternative combinations: Arcopagia striatissima, Tellina striatissima

Full reference: G.P. Deshayes. 1857. Description des Animaux sans Vertébres découverts dans le Bassin des Paris 1(2):81-392

Belongs to Arcopagia (Bertinella) according to J. Le Renard and J.-M. Pacaud 1995

See also Deshayes 1857

Sister taxa: Arcopagia (Bertinella) altera, Arcopagia (Bertinella) hantoniensis, Arcopagia (Bertinella) pseudodonacialis, Arcopagia (Bertinella) strongyla

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Baron (Eocene of France)

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