Tellina (Arcopagia) tehama Anderson 1938 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Full reference: F. M. Anderson. 1938. Lower Cretaceous deposits in California and Oregon. Geological Society of America Special Paper 16:1-331

Belongs to Tellina (Arcopagia) according to F. M. Anderson 1938

Sister taxa: Arcopagia (Arcopagia), Arcopagia (Bertinella), Arcopagia (Johnsonella), Arcopagia (Pinguitellina) robusta, Arcopagia corneola, Arcopagia craticula, Arcopagia fausta, Arcopagia gabunensis, Arcopagia medialis, Arcopagia parisiensis, Arcopagia pudica, Arcopagia spinosa, Tellina (Arcopagia) acares, Tellina (Arcopagia) bouryi, Tellina (Arcopagia) denudata, Tellina (Arcopagia) eburneopsis, Tellina (Arcopagia) raveneli

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at CAS 31096 - Dry Creek, Tehama (Cretaceous of California)

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