Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Bivalvia |
| Order: Imparidentia |
| Family: Tellinidae |
| Genus: Tellinella |
| Species: Tellinella chipolana (Dall, 1900) |
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Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Chipola Formation |
Remarks
Common name: n/a
Synonymy: n/a
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Dall, 1900, p. 1018):
“Oligocene of the Chipola beds at Alum Bluff and on the Chipola River, Florida; Burns.
Shell solid, ovate, inequilateral, the anterior side longer, beaks low, pointed; anterior end rounded, rather plump, posterior end more compressed, rostrate, strongly folded, dorsal area with two radial ridges, each with a shallow sulcus above it, posterior angle obliquely truncate; surface with obscure, fine radial striation, sculptured with strong, low, sharp, regular, elevated, concentric lamellae; hinge normal, left laterals obscure, lunule impressed, narrow, smooth; interior with an obscure thickened ray behind the anterior adductor scar; pallial sinus low, ovate, about half confluent below. Lon. 38, alt. 23, diam. 11 mm.
The left valve is very sharply pointed and flexed behind. This form may be regarded as a precursor of such types as T. interrupta Wood, of the recent fauna.”
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Measurements: n/a
Other remarks: n/a
References: n/a
Online resources: n/a
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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