Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combinations: Tellina (Angulus) carpenteri, Tellina (Moerella) carpenteri, Tellina carpenteri
Invalid subtaxa: Angulus variegatus Carpenter 1864 [replaced name], Tellina (Moerella) arenica Hertlein and Strong 1949
Belongs to Ameritella according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Coan et al. 2000, Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012, Hendy 2020 and Moore 2003
Sister taxon: Ameritella modesta
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Panama (1 collection), United States (3: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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