†Elliptotellina tellinella Lamarck 1806 (tellin clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combinations: Donax tellinella, Tellina (Elliptotellina) tellinella
Belongs to Elliptotellina according to Tracey et al. 1995
See also Cossmann and Pissarro 1904
Sister taxa: Tellina (Elliptotellina) ambigua, Tellina (Elliptotellina) kouriatchyi, Tellina (Elliptotellina) pacifica, Tellina (Elliptotellina) townsendensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (7 collections), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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