Acorylus Olsson and Harbison 1953 (tellin clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Parent taxon: Tellinidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ameritella, Arcopagia, Arcopagiinae, Barytellina, Cymatoica, Dellius, Florimetis, Fragilia, Gastrana, Idatellina, Lavignon, Lutricola, Macoma, Macominae, Maera, Merisca, Metis, Nelltia, Peiricola, Serratina, Sourimis, Strigillinae, Tellina, Tellina obruta, Tellininae
Subtaxa: Acorylus gouldii
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Florida collection)
• Miocene of Panama (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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