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Tellina cloneta

Geological Range

Early Miocene; Extinct.

Paleogeographic Distribution

Northern Florida.

Remarks

Original Description (from Dall, 1900, p. 1020):

"Oligocene of the Chipola River, Calhoun County, Florida.

Shell small, thin, inequilateral, anterior end longer, more convex, and evenly rounded; posterior end shorter, rather suddenly pointed, and slightly flexed; beaks pointed, smooth, prominent; lunule and escutcheon obsolete; disk without radial striae, but with very thin, regular, rather distant concentric, elevated lamellae, easily worn off, the posterior end with an obsolete radial fold; hinge normal, pallial sinus large, gibbous, nearly reaching the anterior adductor scar, more than half confluent below. Lon. 13.5, alt. 8.5, diam. 4 mm.

Much more delicate and of a different form from the preceding species."

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Stratigraphic Occurrences

Early Miocene
Chipola Formation (N. FL)
<i>Tellina cloneta</i> from the Early Miocene Chipola Fm. of Calhoun County, Florida (UF 43894).
Tellina cloneta from the Early Miocene Chipola Fm. of Calhoun County, Florida (UF 43894).
Specimen of <i>Tellina cloneta</i> figured by Dall (1900, pl. 46, fig. 8); 13.5 mm in length.
Specimen of Tellina cloneta figured by Dall (1900, pl. 46, fig. 8); 13.5 mm in length.
Early Miocene Map
Early Miocene Map<