Tellina (Phyllodina) lebecki Anderson and Hanna 1925 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Alternative combination: Tellina lebecki

Belongs to Tellina (Phyllodina) according to E. J. Moore 2003

Sister taxa: Phyllodina lepidota, Tellina (Phyllodina) cumingii, Tellina (Phyllodina) dodona, Tellina (Phyllodina) englishi, Tellina (Phyllodina) leptalea, Tellina (Phyllodina) pristiphora, Tellina (Phyllodina) squamifera

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (7: California collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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