Tellina (Phyllodina) cumingii Hanley 1844 (tellin clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combinations: Tellina (Tellinella) cumingii, Tellina cumingii
Belongs to Tellina (Phyllodina) according to E. J. Moore 2003
See also Coan et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Phyllodina lepidota, Tellina (Phyllodina) dodona, Tellina (Phyllodina) englishi, Tellina (Phyllodina) lebecki, Tellina (Phyllodina) leptalea, Tellina (Phyllodina) pristiphora, Tellina (Phyllodina) squamifera
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Punta San Telmo (Quaternary of Mexico)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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