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Family: Tellinidae tellins (See list of species below)

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80 species in Atlantic, Western Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Acorylus gouldii []	No picture found Angulus agilis []	No picture found Angulus camachoi []
No picture found Angulus coloratus []	No picture found Angulus diantha []	No picture found Angulus merus []
No picture found Angulus paramerus []	No picture found Angulus probinus []	No picture found Angulus sybariticus []
No picture found Angulus tampaensis []	No picture found Angulus tenellus []	No picture found Angulus texanus []
No picture found Angulus versicolor [Many-colored tellin]	No picture found Arcopagia fausta []	No picture found Arcopagia vespuciana [Vespucci tellin]
No picture found Cymatoica orientalis [Western tellin]	No picture found Elliptotellina americana []	No picture found Eurytellina alternata []
No picture found Eurytellina angulosa []	No picture found Eurytellina guildingii []	No picture found Eurytellina lineata []
No picture found Eurytellina nitens []	No picture found Eurytellina punicea []	No picture found Eurytellina trinitatis []
No picture found Laciolina laevigata []	No picture found Laciolina magna []	No picture found Leporimetis intastriata [Atlantic fat-tellin]
No picture found Macoma balthica [Baltic macoma]	No picture found Macoma brevifrons [Short macoma]	Macoma calcarea [Chalky macoma]
No picture found Macoma carlottensis [Charlotte macoma]	No picture found Macoma cerina [Waxy macoma]	No picture found Macoma constricta [Constricted macoma]
No picture found Macoma extenuata [Slender macoma]	No picture found Macoma limula [Little-file macoma]	No picture found Macoma mitchelli [Matagorda macoma]
No picture found Macoma phenax [Cheating macoma]	No picture found Macoma pseudomera [Mera macoma]	No picture found Macoma pulleyi [Delta macoma]
No picture found Macoma simplex []	No picture found Macoma tageliformis [Tagelus macoma]	No picture found Macoma tenta [Elongate macoma]
No picture found Merisca aequistriata []	No picture found Merisca cristallina []	Merisca juttingae []
No picture found Merisca martinicensis []	No picture found Phyllodina persica []	No picture found Phyllodina squamifera []
No picture found Psammotreta intastriata []	No picture found Scissula candeana []	No picture found Scissula consobrina []
No picture found Scissula iris []	No picture found Scissula sandix []	No picture found Scissula similis []
No picture found Strigilla carnaria [Large strigilla]	No picture found Strigilla gabbi [Rayed strigilla]	No picture found Strigilla mirabilis [White strigilla]
No picture found Strigilla pisiformis [Pea strigilla]	No picture found Strigilla producta []	No picture found Strigilla pseudocarnaria []
No picture found Strigilla surinamensis [Surinam strigilla]	No picture found Tellidora cristata [White-crest tellin]	No picture found Tellina alternata [Alternate tellin]
No picture found Tellina candeana [Wedge tellin]	No picture found Tellina exerythra []	Tellina fausta [Faust tellin]
No picture found Tellina gouldii [Cuneate tellin]	No picture found Tellina iris [Rainbow tellin]	Tellina laevigata [Smooth tellin]
No picture found Tellina listeri [Speckled tellin]	No picture found Tellina martinicensis [Martinique tellin]	No picture found Tellina nitens [Shiny dwarf-tellin]
No picture found Tellina paramera [Perfect tellin]	Tellina persica [Apricot tellin]	No picture found Tellina probina [Slandered tellin]
No picture found Tellina punicea []	No picture found Tellina radiata [Sunrise tellin]	No picture found Tellina similis [Candystick tellin]
No picture found Tellina sybaritica [Sybaritic tellin]	No picture found Tellinella listeri []

80 Species of Family Tellinidae
(tellins)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Acorylus gouldii		Western Central Atlantic	1.1 DL
Angulus agilis		Western Central Atlantic	1.6 DL
Angulus camachoi		Western Atlantic.	3.08 DL
Angulus coloratus		Western Atlantic.	1.95 DL
Angulus diantha		Western Atlantic.	2.6 DL
Angulus merus		Western Central Atlantic	2.55 DL
Angulus paramerus		Western Central Atlantic	1.45 DL
Angulus probinus		Western Central Atlantic	2.5 NG
Angulus sybariticus		Western Central Atlantic	1.3 DL
Angulus tampaensis		Western Central Atlantic	1.5 DL
Angulus tenellus		Western Central Atlantic	1 DL
Angulus texanus		Western Central Atlantic
Angulus versicolor	Many-colored tellin	Easter Central Pacific an	1.7 NG
Arcopagia fausta		Western Atlantic.	8.8 NG
Arcopagia vespuciana	Vespucci tellin	Western Central Atlantic	0.75 DL
Cymatoica orientalis	Western tellin	North America.	1 DL
Elliptotellina americana		Western Central Atlantic
Eurytellina alternata		Western Central Atlantic
Eurytellina angulosa		Western Central Atlantic	5 NG
Eurytellina guildingii		Western Atlantic.	5.3 DL
Eurytellina lineata		Western Central Atlantic	3.8 DL
Eurytellina nitens		Western Central Atlantic	3.9 DL
Eurytellina punicea		Western Central Atlantic	4.5 DL
Eurytellina trinitatis		Western Atlantic.	3.8 DL
Laciolina laevigata		Western Central Atlantic	8 DL
Laciolina magna		Western Central Atlantic	12.2 DL
Leporimetis intastriata	Atlantic fat-tellin	East Pacific.	6.3 DL
Macoma balthica	Baltic macoma	Arctic, Northern Atlantic	3.8 SHL
Macoma brevifrons	Short macoma	North America.	3.6 DL
Macoma calcarea	Chalky macoma	Arctic, Pacific Ocean and	6 SHL
Macoma carlottensis	Charlotte macoma	Northeast Pacific	2.5 SHL
Macoma cerina	Waxy macoma	North America.
Macoma constricta	Constricted macoma	Western Central Atlantic
Macoma extenuata	Slender macoma	North America.	1.4 DL
Macoma limula	Little-file macoma	North America.
Macoma mitchelli	Matagorda macoma	North America.	1.9 DL
Macoma phenax	Cheating macoma	North America.	1.8 DL
Macoma pseudomera	Mera macoma	Western Atlantic	2 DL
Macoma pulleyi	Delta macoma	North America.
Macoma simplex		Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL
Macoma tageliformis	Tagelus macoma	North America.	3.8 DL
Macoma tenta	Elongate macoma	Western Central Atlantic	2.5 DL
Merisca aequistriata		Western Central Atlantic	2.45 DL
Merisca cristallina		Western Central Atlantic	2.4 DL
Merisca juttingae		Western Central Atlantic	3.7 DL
Merisca martinicensis		Western Central Atlantic	1.3 DL
Phyllodina persica		Western Atlantic.	2.5 DL
Phyllodina squamifera		Western Atlantic.	2.68 DL
Psammotreta intastriata		Western Atlantic
Scissula candeana		Western Central Atlantic	1.6 DL
Scissula consobrina		Western Central Atlantic	1.4 DL
Scissula iris		Western Central Atlantic	1.53 DL
Scissula sandix		Western Atlantic.	2 DL
Scissula similis		Western Central Atlantic	2.75 DL
Strigilla carnaria	Large strigilla	North America.	2.8 DL
Strigilla gabbi	Rayed strigilla	North America.	3.5 DL
Strigilla mirabilis	White strigilla	Western Central Atlantic	1.5 DL
Strigilla pisiformis	Pea strigilla	Western Central Atlantic	1.33 NG
Strigilla producta		Western Atlantic	1 DL
Strigilla pseudocarnaria		Western Atlantic	2.25 DL
Strigilla surinamensis	Surinam strigilla	North America.	0.9 DL
Tellidora cristata	White-crest tellin	Western Central Atlantic
Tellina alternata	Alternate tellin	Western Central Atlantic
Tellina candeana	Wedge tellin	North America.
Tellina exerythra		Western Atlantic
Tellina fausta	Faust tellin	Western Atlantic.
Tellina gouldii	Cuneate tellin	Western Central Atlantic
Tellina iris	Rainbow tellin	Western Central Atlantic
Tellina laevigata	Smooth tellin	Western Central Atlantic.
Tellina listeri	Speckled tellin	Western Central Atlantic
Tellina martinicensis	Martinique tellin	Western Central Atlantic
Tellina nitens	Shiny dwarf-tellin	Western Indian Ocean and
Tellina paramera	Perfect tellin	North America.
Tellina persica	Apricot tellin	North America.
Tellina probina	Slandered tellin	North America.
Tellina punicea		Western Atlantic
Tellina radiata	Sunrise tellin	North America.	10.5 DL
Tellina similis	Candystick tellin	Western Central Atlantic
Tellina sybaritica	Sybaritic tellin	Western Central Atlantic
Tellinella listeri		Western Central Atlantic

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