†Florimetis chipolana Dall 1900 (tellin clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combination: Metis chipolana
Belongs to Florimetis according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also Gardner 1947
Sister taxa: Florimetis biplicata, Florimetis magnoliana, Florimetis trinitaria
Type specimen: USNM 114629, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Cuba (5 collections), Puerto Rico (10), United States (5: Florida)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
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