Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Bivalvia |
| Order: Cardiida |
| Family: Tellinidae |
| Genus: Leporimetis |
| Species: Leporimetis ephippium (Spengler, 1798) |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Ironshore Formation |
| Jaimanitas Formation |
| Bermont Formation [Common] |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Uncommon] |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Uncommon] |
Remarks
Common name: Atlantic fat tellin.
Synonymy:
Synonymous with Leporimetis intastriata (Say, 1826) and Tellina ephippium Spengler, 1798 (original combination).
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Say, 1826, p. 218):
“Shell subovate, angulated at the anterior base, transversely wrinkled, and within slightly striated longitudinally.
Coast of East Florida.
Shell white, immaculate, ventricose; wrinkles distinct, and with obsolete, longitudinal striae: posterior slope near the hinge parallel to the base; posterior end obtusely rounded; anterior hinge slope rectilinear, oblique: anterior end rounded; fold rather profound, extending from the beak to the junction of the base, with the anterior end: base viewed from the disk of the right valve subrectilinear, but very much arcuated with the concavity of the shell: hinge teeth small, lateral teeth none: within longitudinally obsoletely striated: beak rather before the central.
Length 1 3/5 inches nearly; breadth 2 1/10 inches nearly.
This shell was handed me for examination by Professor Green, in whose cabinet the specimen is preserved: a right valve is in the collection of Mr. Hyde: In general outline, it resembles fig. 3, pl. 287 of Encycl. Meth.”
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Measurements: n/a
Other remarks:
For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog.
References: n/a
Online resources:
Page history:
Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on July 8, 2014. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.
This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.
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