Tellina (Phyllodina) dodona Dall 1898 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Alternative combination: Tellina dodona

Belongs to Tellina (Phyllodina) according to W. P. Woodring 1982

See also Gardner 1947

Sister taxa: Phyllodina lepidota, Tellina (Phyllodina) cumingii, Tellina (Phyllodina) englishi, Tellina (Phyllodina) lebecki, Tellina (Phyllodina) leptalea, Tellina (Phyllodina) pristiphora, Tellina (Phyllodina) squamifera

Type specimen: USNM 107391, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (2: Florida collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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