Florimetis Olsson and Harbison 1953 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Alternative spelling: Psammotreta (Florimetis)

Parent taxon: Tellinidae according to J. A. Todd 2001

See also Adegoke 1969, Coan et al. 2000, Sepkoski 2002, Ward 1992 and Woodring 1982

Sister taxa: Acorylus, Ameritella, Arcopagia, Arcopagiinae, Barytellina, Cymatoica, Fragilia, Gastrana, Idatellina, Lavignon, Lutricola, Macoma, Macominae, Maera, Merisca, Metis, Nelltia, Peiricola, Serratina, Sourimis, Strigillinae, Tellina, Tellina obruta, Tellininae

Subtaxa: Florimetis biplicata Florimetis chipolana Florimetis magnoliana Florimetis trinitaria

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Type: Tellina intastriata

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (2: Florida collections)

• Pliocene of United States (2: Florida)

• Miocene of Anguilla (1), Brazil (3), Colombia (3), Cuba (5), Ecuador (1), Panama (2), the Philippines (1), Puerto Rico (10), Trinidad and Tobago (5), United States (20: Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey)

Total: 55 collections each including a single occurrence

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