Tellina (Tellinella) chipolana Dall 1900 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Alternative combination: Tellina chipolana

Belongs to Tellina (Tellinella) according to J. R. Gardner 1947

Sister taxa: Tellina (Tellinella) canaliculata, Tellina (Tellinella) insurata, Tellina (Tellinella) listeri, Tellina (Tellinella) protera, Tellina (Tellinella) reflexa, Tellina (Tellinella) strophia, Tellina (Tellinella) tenuilineata, Tellina (Tellinella) tricarinata, Tellina (Tellinella) virgata, Tellina (Tellinella) waltonensis, Tellinella oblonga, Tellinella rovala

Type specimen: USNM 114596, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (4: Florida collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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