Quidnipagus palatam (Iredale, 1929)
Palate tellin
Quidnipagus palatam
photo by Coltro, Marcus

Family:  Tellinidae (tellins)
Max. size:  6 cm SHL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 20 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: from East Africa, including Madagascar and the Red Sea, to eastern Polynesia; north to Japan and Hawaii, and south to Queensland.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from Tomigusuku intertidal flat, Okinawa, Japan (Ref. 81861).

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