Tellina
Genus of bivalves
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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]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Cardiida |
| Superfamily: | Tellinoidea |
| Family: | Tellinidae |
| Genus: | Tellina Linnaeus, 1758 |
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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