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Scutarcopagia scobinata (Linnaeus, 1758) Rasp tellin |
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photo by
Coltro, Marcus |
| Family: | Tellinidae (tellins) | |||
| Max. size: | 7 cm SHL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 20 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific: from East Africa, to eastern Polynesia; north to Japan and south to central Queensland and New Caledonia. | |||
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| Biology: | Locally collected for food by coastal people in some areas, with other tellins (Ref. 348). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
| Country info: | C: Refs. 348, 87883; O: Ref. 81543. | |||