Tellidora cristata Récluz 1842 (tellin clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combination: Lucina cristata
Belongs to Tellidora according to G. Rosenberg 2005
See also Olsson 1922 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Tellidora burnetti, Tellidora lunulata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (15: Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina collections)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (3)
• Miocene of Panama (2), Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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