Nelltia roddana Saul 1973 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Full reference: L. R. Saul. 1973. Evidence for the origin of the Mactridae (Bivalvia) in the Cretaceous. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 97:1-51

Belongs to Nelltia according to L. R. Saul 1973

Sister taxa: Nelltia angulata, Nelltia salsa, Nelltia skidgatensis, Nelltia stenzeli

Type specimen: UCLA 47365, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (2: California collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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