†Phyllodina lepidota Dall 1900 (tellin clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combinations: Tellina (Phyllodina) lepidota, Tellina lepidota
Belongs to Phyllodina according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Brown and Pilsbry 1911, Olsson 1922 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Tellina (Phyllodina) cumingii, Tellina (Phyllodina) dodona, Tellina (Phyllodina) englishi, Tellina (Phyllodina) lebecki, Tellina (Phyllodina) leptalea, Tellina (Phyllodina) pristiphora, Tellina (Phyllodina) squamifera
Type specimen: USNM 106933, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Costa Rica (1 collection), Panama (5), Venezuela (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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