Cumingia tellinoides Conrad 1831 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Alternative combination: Mactra tellinoides
Belongs to Cumingia according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Holmes 1860 and Spencer and Campbell 1987
Sister taxa: Cumingia californica, Cumingia densilineata, Cumingia keittensis, Cumingia lamellosa, Cumingia medialis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (22: Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia collections)
• Pliocene of United States (2: Virginia)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
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