Tellina (Merisca) aequistriata Say 1824 (tellin clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combination: Tellina aequistriata
Belongs to Tellina (Merisca) according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also Gardner 1947 and Glenn 1904
Sister taxa: Merisca martinicensis, Merisca nasua, Tellina (Merisca) cristallina, Tellina (Merisca) lyra, Tellina (Merisca) pycna, Tellina (Merisca) reclusa
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: Florida, Louisiana collections)
• Pliocene of United States (2: Florida, South Carolina)
• Miocene of Panama (3), United States (1: Florida)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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