Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combinations: Apolymetis intastriata, Florimetis intastriata, Psammotreta intastriata, Tellina intastriata
Belongs to Leporimetis according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Rosenberg 2005 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Leporimetis cognata, Leporimetis obesa, Leporimetis spectabilis, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) asthenodon, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) cognata, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) dombei, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) excavata, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) rostellata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Cayman Islands (2 collections), Jamaica (1), United States (4: Florida)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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