Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Full reference: W. P. Woodring. 1982. Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoing parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (Pelecypods: Propeamussiidae to Cuspidariidae). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306(F)

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

Sister taxa: Tellina (Miratellina) aequizonata, Tellina (Miratellina) protolyra

Type specimen: USNM 647545, a shell. Its type locality is Woodring Loc. 136a - Sabanita [lower Gatun Fm], which is in a Tortonian marine sandstone in the Gatun Formation of Panama.

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Woodring Loc. 136a - Sabanita [lower Gatun Fm]

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.