†Solyma elliptica Gabb 1861 (tellin clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combination: Periplomya elliptica
Belongs to Solyma according to L. W. Stephenson 1941
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (1: New Jersey collection)
• Paleocene of United States (1: New Jersey)
• Cretaceous of United States (19: Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas)
Total: 21 collections including 23 occurrences
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