Tellina (Elliptotellina) pacifica Dall 1900 (tellin clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combination: Tellina pacifica
Belongs to Tellina (Elliptotellina) according to A. M. Keen 1971
Sister taxa: Elliptotellina tellinella, Tellina (Elliptotellina) ambigua, Tellina (Elliptotellina) kouriatchyi, Tellina (Elliptotellina) townsendensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Villamil, Isla Isabela, Galapagos (Quaternary of Ecuador)
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