Dellius Huber et al. 2015 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Full reference: M. Huber, A. Langleit, and K. Kreipl. 2015. Tellinidae. In Compendium of bivalves 2 A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms. 907

Parent taxon: Tellinidae according to M. Huber et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Acorylus, Ameritella, Arcopagia, Arcopagiinae, Barytellina, Cymatoica, Florimetis, Fragilia, Gastrana, Idatellina, Lavignon, Lutricola, Macoma, Macominae, Maera, Merisca, Metis, Nelltia, Peiricola, Serratina, Sourimis, Strigillinae, Tellina, Tellina obruta, Tellininae

Subtaxa: Dellius georgianus

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Type: Macoma (Psammacoma) georgiana

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Dellius in the database

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