Tellina (Arcopagia) raveneli Conrad 1846 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Alternative combination: Tellina raveneli

Belongs to Tellina (Arcopagia) according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1965

See also Harris 1919

Sister taxa: Arcopagia (Arcopagia), Arcopagia (Bertinella), Arcopagia (Johnsonella), Arcopagia (Pinguitellina) robusta, Arcopagia corneola, Arcopagia craticula, Arcopagia fausta, Arcopagia gabunensis, Arcopagia medialis, Arcopagia parisiensis, Arcopagia pudica, Arcopagia spinosa, Tellina (Arcopagia) acares, Tellina (Arcopagia) bouryi, Tellina (Arcopagia) denudata, Tellina (Arcopagia) eburneopsis, Tellina (Arcopagia) tehama

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (19: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas collections)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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