Maera Adams and Adams 1858 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Parent taxon: Tellinidae according to E. J. Moore 2003

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

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Maera in the database

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