Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Bivalvia |
| Order: Cardiida |
| Family: Tellinidae |
| Genus: Serratina |
| Species: Serratina aequistriata (Say, 1824) |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Anastasia Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Fort Thompson Formation [Uncommon] |
| Neuse Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Pamlico Formation |
| Bermont Formation [Common] |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Uncommon] |
| Nashua Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Waccamaw Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Duplin Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Duplin / Raysor Formations [Questionable/rare] |
| Jackson Bluff Formation [Common] |
| Raysor Formation [Common] |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common] |
| Yorktown Formation [Uncommon] |
| Gatun Formation |
| Chattahoochee Formation |
Remarks
Common name: Striate tellin.
Synonymy:
Previously listed as Merisca aequistriata on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life.
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Say, 1824, p. 145):
“Shell transversely ovate-orbicular, with an elevated line or fold on the anterior margin: surface with fine, somewhat elevated, concentric, nearly equal, numerous striae, forming grooves between them: apex nearly central, acute: cardinal teeth deeply grooved: lateral teeth two; edge within, simple.
Length seven-tenths, breadth nineteen-twentieths of an inch.
In general outline, this species has a resemblance to T. ostracea, Lam. In one specimen the apex is central, and in another it is placed before the middle.”
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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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