Leporimetis spectabilis Hanley 1846 (tellin clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combination: Tellina spectabilis
Belongs to Leporimetis according to E. V. Coan et al. 2000
See also Jensen 1996 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Leporimetis cognata, Leporimetis intastriata, Leporimetis obesa, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) asthenodon, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) cognata, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) dombei, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) excavata, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) rostellata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Leporimetis spectabilis in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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