Tellina (Scissula) varilineata Pilsbry and Olsson 1943 (tellin clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Synonym: Moerella (Scissula) esmeralda Olsson 1961
Belongs to Tellina (Scissula) according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
Sister taxa: Scissula iris, Scissula similis, Tellina (Scissula) lampra
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at FLMNH Loc. 4143 - Panama Canal [Pacific Muck] (Quaternary of Panama)
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