†Tellina (Elliptotellina) ambigua Sowerby 1823 (tellin clam)
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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)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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