Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combinations: Tellina (Angulus) macilenta, Tellina (Moerella) macilenta
Belongs to Moerella according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Gardner 1943
Sister taxa: Moerella (Scissula), Moerella calpix, Moerella declivis, Moerella dupliniana, Moerella quasimacoma, Moerella securiclata, Moerella verdevilla, Tellina (Moerella) acalypta, Tellina (Moerella) acloneta, Tellina (Moerella) acosmita, Tellina (Moerella) agria, Tellina (Moerella) aldrichi, Tellina (Moerella) amianta, Tellina (Moerella) cloneta, Tellina (Moerella) colomnbiana, Tellina (Moerella) ctenota, Tellina (Moerella) hypolispa, Tellina (Moerella) indifferens, Tellina (Moerella) lincolnensis, Tellina (Moerella) paraguanensis, Tellina (Moerella) petropolitana, Tellina (Moerella) piesa, Tellina (Moerella) quirosana, Tellina (Moerella) subdonacialis, Tellina (Moerella) subtrigona, Tellina (Moerella) tabogensis
Type specimen: USNM 115045, a shell
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: North Carolina collections)
• Pliocene of United States (7: Florida, North Carolina)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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