Serratina aequistriata Say 1824 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Alternative combinations: Tellina (Merisca) aequistriata, Tellina aequistriata

Synonyms: Quadrans lintea Conrad 1837, Tellina lintea Conrad 1837

Belongs to Serratina according to M. Huber et al. 2015

See also Gardner 1947, Glenn 1904 and Woodring 1982

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (8: Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina collections)

• Pliocene of United States (2: Florida, South Carolina)

• Miocene of Panama (3), United States (1: Florida)

• Oligocene of United States (8: Mississippi)

Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence

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