Tellina (Macaliopsis) scalaroides Lamarck 1806 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Alternative combination: Tellina scalaroides

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

Sister taxon: Tellina (Macaliopsis) aequizonata

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Tunnel Hill, Lower Barton Beds, Surrey (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

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