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Tellinella listeri (Roding, 1798)

Tellinella listeri
Tellinella listeri

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Tellinidae
Genus: Tellinella
Species: Tellinella listeri (Roding, 1798)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Cuba

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Jamaica

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Ironshore Formation
Jaimanitas Formation
Bermont Formation [Common]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Common]
Hopegate Formation
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Uncommon]

Remarks

Common name: Speckled tellin.

Synonymy: n/a

Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a

Other voucher specimens: n/a

Descriptions: n/a

Measurements: n/a

Other remarks:

For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog.

References: n/a

Online resources:

WoRMS record 420901

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.

Media

Images

Tellinella listeri from the Early Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. of Hendry County, Florida (UF 199879).
Tellinella listeri from the Early Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. of Hendry County, Florida (UF 199879).
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