Psammotreta (Leporimetis) cognata Pilsbry and Vanatta 1902 (tellin clam)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 293351
Alternative combinations: Florimetis cognata, Lutricola cognata
Synonyms: Apolymetis clarki Durham 1950 (no. 293383), Apolymetis clarkii Durham 1950 (no. 293384)
Belongs to Psammotreta (Leporimetis) according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
Sister taxa: Leporimetis cognata, Leporimetis intastriata, Leporimetis spectabilis, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) asthenodon, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) dombei, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) excavata, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) obesa, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) rostellata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder