Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Bivalvia |
| Order: Cardiida |
| Family: Tellinidae |
| Genus: Tellidora |
| Species: Tellidora cristata (Recluz, 1842) |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Coffee Mill Hammock Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Fort Thompson Formation [Common] |
| Neuse Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Pamlico Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Bermont Formation [Common] |
| Canepatch Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Common] |
| Nashua Formation [Uncommon] |
| Duplin / Raysor Formations [Questionable/rare] |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common] |
Remarks
Common name: White-crest tellin.
Synonymy: n/a
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Récluz, 1842, p. 270):
“Testa ovato sub-trigona, depresso-plana, valvula sinistra planissima, dextra vix convexa, albido-vitrea, pellucida, concentrico plicata: plicis inferioribus striaeformibus, postice attenuata, angulata, margine superiore oblique recta, acute crenata, antice rotundata, superne tenne arcuatim emarginata ac cristata; apicibus antice recurvis, acutis; long. 23, larg. 30, convexité 5 mill. — Ilab.: — Trouvée sur le banc de Campêche par M. Cosmao , commandant la station navale du Mexique.”
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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 9, 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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