Tellina (Merisca) cristallina Spengler 1798 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Alternative combinations: Tellina (Arcopagia) crystallina, Tellina (Merisca) crystallina, Tellina cristallina

Synonyms: Merisca rhynchoscuta Olsson 1961, Tellina errati Pilsbry and Johnson 1917

Belongs to Tellina (Merisca) according to W. P. Woodring 1982

See also Maury 1917, Olsson 1922 and Weisbord 1964

Sister taxa: Merisca martinicensis, Merisca nasua, Tellina (Merisca) aequistriata, Tellina (Merisca) lyra, Tellina (Merisca) pycna, Tellina (Merisca) reclusa

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Venezuela (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Venezuela (3)

• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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