Tellidorella Berry 1963 (clam)

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

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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

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