Tellina (Elliptotellina) ambigua Sowerby 1823 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Alternative combination: Tellina ambigua

Belongs to Tellina (Elliptotellina) according to J. Le Renard and J.-M. Pacaud 1995

See also Le Renard 1986 and Le Renard 1993

Sister taxa: Elliptotellina tellinella, Tellina (Elliptotellina) kouriatchyi, Tellina (Elliptotellina) pacifica, Tellina (Elliptotellina) townsendensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Whitecliff Bay, Barton Beds (Chama bed), Isle of Wight (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

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