†Tellina (Elliptotellina) townsendensis Clark 1925 (tellin clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combinations: Tellina (Tellina) townsendensis, Tellina townsendensis
Belongs to Tellina (Elliptotellina) according to E. J. Moore 2003
See also Addicott 1973, Durham 1944 and Effinger 1938
Sister taxa: Elliptotellina tellinella, Tellina (Elliptotellina) ambigua, Tellina (Elliptotellina) kouriatchyi, Tellina (Elliptotellina) pacifica
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: California collection)
• Eocene of United States (3: Washington)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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