Tellina (Cadella) californica Gabb 1864 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Alternative combination: Tellina californica

Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217

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

See also Gabb 1864

Sister taxa: Cadella nuculoides, Cadella semen, Tellina (Cadella) congesta, Tellina (Cadella) lechriogramma

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tellina (Cadella) californica in the database

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