Biology:Tellina

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Tellina is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.[1] It is also known as "tellin" in English.[2][3]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Tellina:[1]

  • 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

References

  • Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand, 1979. ISBN 0-00-216906-1.
  • Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand, 1979. ISBN 978-0-85467-054-3.
  • Eugene V. Coan & Paul Valentich-Scott. "Three new species of Tellina (Bivalvia, Tellinidae) from the Panamic Province." Zootaxa 2715 (2010): 55-58.

Wikidata ☰ Q1407869 entry