Fragilia Deshayes 1848 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Parent taxon: Tellinidae according to G.P. Deshayes 1857

Sister taxa: Acorylus, Ameritella, Arcopagia, Arcopagiinae, Barytellina, Cymatoica, Florimetis, Gastrana, Idatellina, Lavignon, Lutricola, Macoma, Macominae, Maera, Merisca, Metis, Nelltia, Peiricola, Serratina, Sourimis, Strigillinae, Tellina, Tellininae

Subtaxa: Fragilia laudunensis

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Fragilia in the database

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