Eurytellina

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Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Bivalvia
Order:Cardiida
Family:Tellinidae
Eurytellina
Temporal range: Paleocene–Recent
Eurytellina lineata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Tellinidae
Genus: Eurytellina
P. Fischer, 1887
Type species
Tellina punicea Born, 1778
Synonyms[1]
  • Tellina (Eurytellina) P. Fischer, 1887

Eurytellina is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs of the family Tellinidae.[1] Members of the genus are primarily found in Pacific and Caribbean waters of central America.

Members of Eurytellina have an elongated shell, a more developed left tooth, proximal anterior and cardinal teeth found on the hinge, a developed pallial sinus, and the absence of a posterior flexure.[2][3]

Taxonomy

The genus was first described in 1877 by Paul Henri Fischer.[4]

Distribution

Eurytellina is most commonly found in the waters of central America.[3][5] The earliest known fossils of the genus date to the Paleocene, and have been found in California in the United States.[6]

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