Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Full reference: J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister. 1992. Molluscan Systematics and Biostratigraphy. Antarctic Research Series, AGU 55
Belongs to Tellina (Tellinella) according to J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister 1992
Sister taxa: Tellina (Tellinella) canaliculata, Tellina (Tellinella) chipolana, Tellina (Tellinella) insurata, Tellina (Tellinella) listeri, Tellina (Tellinella) protera, Tellina (Tellinella) strophia, Tellina (Tellinella) tenuilineata, Tellina (Tellinella) tricarinata, Tellina (Tellinella) virgata, Tellina (Tellinella) waltonensis, Tellinella oblonga, Tellinella rovala
Type specimen: USNM 441635, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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