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Tellina

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Tellina is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae. It is also known as "tellin" in English.

Species

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassBivalvia
  4. OrderCardiida
  5. FamilyTellinidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded14,608

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
6,445
With media
243
Family
Tellinidae
Collections
LACM, SDNHM, UWBM, PRI, NHMUK
Recorded in
United States, United Kingdom

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Tellinidae
Image
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Commons category
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taxon name
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taxon rank
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Category:Tellina
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Encyclopedic overview

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Tellina is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae. It is also known as "tellin" in English.

== Species == The following species are recognised in the genus Tellina: Tellina angrensis (Marques & Simone, 2014) Tellina brasiliana Spengler, 1798 Tellina chrysogona Dall, 1908 Tellina iheringi Dall, 1908 Tellina nuculoides Reeve, 1854: salmon tellin Tellina radiata Linnaeus, 1758: sunrise tellin Tellina rhodon Hanley, 1844 Tellina simplaria A. E. Salisbury, 1934

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