Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combinations: Arcopagia (Johnsonella) fausta, Tellina (Cyclotellina) fausta, Tellina fausta
Belongs to Arcopagia according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Vokes 1972
Sister taxa: Arcopagia (Arcopagia), Arcopagia (Bertinella), Arcopagia (Johnsonella), Arcopagia (Pinguitellina) robusta, Arcopagia corneola, Arcopagia craticula, Arcopagia gabunensis, Arcopagia medialis, Arcopagia parisiensis, Arcopagia pudica, Arcopagia spinosa, Tellina (Arcopagia) acares, Tellina (Arcopagia) bouryi, Tellina (Arcopagia) denudata, Tellina (Arcopagia) eburneopsis, Tellina (Arcopagia) raveneli, Tellina (Arcopagia) tehama
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (1 collection), Cuba (2), Haiti (4), Jamaica (1), Panama (1), Turks and Caicos Islands (1), United States (7: Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (3: Florida)
• Miocene of United States (9: Florida)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
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