Strigilla pisiformis Linnaeus 1758 (tellin clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combination: Tellina pisiformis
Belongs to Strigilla according to N. E. Weisbord 1964
See also Olsson 1922
Sister taxa: Strigilla (Aeretica), Strigilla (Pisostrigilla), Strigilla (Strigilla), Strigilla australis, Strigilla euronia, Strigilla georgiana, Strigilla mirabilis, Strigilla musanica, Strigilla paraflexuosa, Strigilla sphaerion
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Venezuela (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1), the Dominican Republic (1), Jamaica (3), Trinidad and Tobago (4)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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