Tellina (Tellinella) insurata Hanna 1924 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Alternative combination: Tellina insurana

Synonym: Tellina tenuistriata Davis 1913 [replaced name]

Full reference: G. D. Hanna. 1924. Rectifications of nomenclature. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 13(10):151-186

Belongs to Tellina (Tellinella) according to E. V. Coan et al. 2000

See also Davis 1913 and Hanna 1924

Sister taxa: Tellina (Tellinella) canaliculata, Tellina (Tellinella) chipolana, Tellina (Tellinella) listeri, Tellina (Tellinella) protera, Tellina (Tellinella) reflexa, Tellina (Tellinella) strophia, Tellina (Tellinella) tenuilineata, Tellina (Tellinella) tricarinata, Tellina (Tellinella) virgata, Tellina (Tellinella) waltonensis, Tellinella oblonga, Tellinella rovala

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tellina (Tellinella) insurata in the database

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