Tellidorella Berry 1963 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Carditida - Cardiniidae
Parent taxon: Cardiniidae according to D. T. Dockery 1982
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arctocardinia, Cardiniopsis, Isopristes, Minepharus, Nidarica, Pseudastarte, Torastarte
Subtaxa: Tellidorella interlacinia Tellidorella mclellani
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Panama (2 collections)
• Miocene of Panama (3)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Mississippi)
• Eocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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