Jactellina Iredale 1929 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Parent taxon: Tellininae according to Iredale 1929

Sister taxa: Abranda, Aenona, Agnomyax, Angulus, Arcopagella, Arcopaginula, Arcopagiopsis, Clathrotellina, Hemimetis, Hercodon, Laciolina, Linearis, Liothyris, Macomona, Obtellina, Palaeomoera, Pharaonella, Phylloda, Pinguitellina, Pistris, Pseudarcopagia, Punipagia, Quadrans, Quidnipagus, Scutarcopagia, Semelangulus, Solyma, Strigilla, Tampaella, Tellidora, Tellinides, Tellinimera, Tellipiura, Tonganaella

Subtaxa: Jactellina clathrata

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of French Polynesia (1 collection), the Seychelles (3)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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