Tellina (Tellinella) strophia Dall 1900 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Alternative combination: Tellina strophia

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

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

Type specimen: USNM 114659, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at USGS Loc. 2213 - Baileys Ferry (Miocene of Florida)

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