Tellina (Megangulus) crooki Nelson 1925

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Alternative combination: Tellina crooki

Full reference: R. N. Nelson. 1925. A contribution to the paleontology of the Martinez Eocene of California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 15(11):397-466

Belongs to Tellina (Megangulus) according to E. J. Moore 2003

See also Nelson 1925

Sister taxa: Megangulus bodegensis, Megangulus maxima, Megangulus protovenulosa, Megangulus pulchrus, Tellina (Megangulus) kewi, Tellina (Megangulus) lutea

Type specimen: UC 30523, a shell. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 3776, Runkle Canyon, which is in a Selandian marine horizon in the Santa Susana Formation of California.

Distribution: found only at UCMP loc. 3776, Runkle Canyon

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