Tellina (Merisca) aequistriata Say 1824 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Alternative combination: Tellina aequistriata

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

See also Gardner 1947 and Glenn 1904

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

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (4: Florida, Louisiana collections)

• Pliocene of United States (2: Florida, South Carolina)

• Miocene of Panama (3), United States (1: Florida)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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