Tellina (Saulella) undulifera Gabb 1869 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Alternative combinations: Periploma undulifera, Saulella undulifera, Tellina undulifera

Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1869. Section II. Cretaceous Fossils. Part I. Description of New Species. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 127-205

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

See also Gabb 1869, Nelson 1925, Squires 1999, Stewart 1930, Waring 1917 and Zinsmeister 1983

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: ANSP 4551, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: California collections)

• Paleocene to Eocene of United States (3: California)

• Paleocene of United States (12: California)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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