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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