Florimetis chipolana Dall 1900 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Alternative combination: Metis chipolana

Belongs to Florimetis according to W. P. Woodring 1982

See also Gardner 1947

Sister taxa: Florimetis biplicata, Florimetis magnoliana, Florimetis trinitaria

Type specimen: USNM 114629, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Cuba (5 collections), Puerto Rico (10), United States (5: Florida)

Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence

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