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Family: Tellinidae tellins (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Aeretica tomlini []	No picture found Angulus corbuloides []	Apolymetis ephippium [Saddle grooved macoma]
No picture found Apolymetis meyeri []	No picture found Arcopagia isseli []	No picture found Arcopagia pudica []
No picture found Cadella hainanensis []	No picture found Cadella semen []	No picture found Cadella smithi []
No picture found Clathrotellina carnicolor []	No picture found Clathrotellina pretium []	No picture found Dallitellina rostrata []
No picture found Exotica cygnus []	No picture found Hanleyanus oblongus []	No picture found Hemimetis spectabilis []
No picture found Herouvalia caelata []	No picture found Jactellina clathrata []	No picture found Jactellina lauta []
No picture found Laciolina chloroleuca []	No picture found Leporimetis papyracea []	No picture found Macalia bruguieri []
No picture found Macoma candida []	No picture found Macoma fallax []	No picture found Macoma galathea []
No picture found Macoma indifferens []	No picture found Macoma lucerna []	No picture found Macoma moluccensis []
No picture found Macoma nobilis []	No picture found Merisca capsoides [Capsoid tellin]	No picture found Merisca diaphana []
No picture found Merisca margaritina []	No picture found Merisca perplexa []	Merisca piratica []
No picture found Moerella culter []	No picture found Moerella fragilis []	No picture found Moerella iridescens []
No picture found Moerella philippinarum []	No picture found Moerella rutila [Red tellin]	No picture found Nitidotellina dunkeri []
No picture found Nitidotellina iridella []	No picture found Nitidotellina minuta []	No picture found Nitidotellina pallidula []
No picture found Nitidotelllina dunkeri []	No picture found Pharaonella astula []	No picture found Pharaonella rostrata []
No picture found Pharaonella tongana []	No picture found Pinguitellina pinguis []	No picture found Pistris serricostata []
No picture found Pristipagia radians []	No picture found Psammotreta maluccensis []	No picture found Psammotreta praerupta []
No picture found Psammotreta tellinoides []	No picture found Pseudarcopagia minuta []	No picture found Pulvinus micans []
No picture found Quadrans gargadia []	Quidnipagus palatam [Palate tellin]	No picture found Scissulina dispar []
No picture found Scutarcopagia pulcherrima [Beautiful tellin]	Scutarcopagia scobinata [Rasp tellin]	No picture found Serratina capsoides [Boxlike tellin]
No picture found Tellina bougei []	No picture found Tellina discus []	Tellina foliacea [Foliated tellin]
No picture found Tellina inflata []	No picture found Tellina lanceolata []	Tellina linguafelis [Cat's toungue tellin]
No picture found Tellina parvitas []	No picture found Tellina plicata []	No picture found Tellina psammotella []
Tellina remies [Remies tellin]	No picture found Tellina robusta []	No picture found Tellina rostrata [Rostrate tellin]
Tellina staurella [Cross tellin]	Tellina timorensis [Timor tellin]	No picture found Tellina vestalis []
Tellina virgata [Virgate tellin]	No picture found Tellinella angulata []	No picture found Tellinella crucigera []
No picture found Tellinella exculta []	No picture found Tellinella incerta []	No picture found Tellinella patagiata []
No picture found Tellinella rastella [Rake tellin]	No picture found Tellinella rastellum []	No picture found Tellinella verrucosa []
No picture found Tellinides striatus []	No picture found Tellinimactra edentula []	No picture found Tonganaella perna []

87 Species of Family Tellinidae
(tellins)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Aeretica tomlini		Western Central Pacific
Angulus corbuloides		Western Pacific
Apolymetis ephippium	Saddle grooved macoma	Western Pacific	7.5 SHL
Apolymetis meyeri		Western Pacific
Arcopagia isseli		Indo-West Pacific.
Arcopagia pudica		Western Pacific.
Cadella hainanensis		Western Pacific
Cadella semen		Indo-Pacific.
Cadella smithi		Western Pacific.
Clathrotellina carnicolor		Indo-West Pacific.
Clathrotellina pretium		Indo-West Pacific.
Dallitellina rostrata		Indo-West Pacific.
Exotica cygnus		Western Pacific
Hanleyanus oblongus		Indo-Pacific. Tropical t
Hemimetis spectabilis		Western Pacific
Herouvalia caelata		Pacific Ocean.
Jactellina clathrata		Indo-Pacific	1.66 TL
Jactellina lauta		Indo-Pacific.
Laciolina chloroleuca		Western Pacific
Leporimetis papyracea		Western Pacific
Macalia bruguieri		Western Pacific.
Macoma candida		Indo-West Pacific.
Macoma fallax		Western Pacific
Macoma galathea		Western Pacific
Macoma indifferens		Western Pacific
Macoma lucerna		Western Pacific
Macoma moluccensis		Western Pacific.
Macoma nobilis		Western Pacific
Merisca capsoides	Capsoid tellin	Indo-West Pacific.
Merisca diaphana		Western Pacific.
Merisca margaritina		Indo-Pacific.
Merisca perplexa		Western Pacific.
Merisca piratica		Indo-West Pacific
Moerella culter		Western Pacific
Moerella fragilis		Northwest Pacific
Moerella iridescens		Northwest and Western Cen
Moerella philippinarum		Western Pacific.
Moerella rutila	Red tellin	Western Pacific.
Nitidotellina dunkeri		Western Pacific.
Nitidotellina iridella		Northwest Pacific
Nitidotellina minuta		Northwest Pacific.
Nitidotellina pallidula		Western Pacific.
Nitidotelllina dunkeri		Western Pacific.
Pharaonella astula		Indo-Pacific
Pharaonella rostrata		Western Pacific.
Pharaonella tongana		Indo-Pacific.
Pinguitellina pinguis		Indo-Pacific.
Pistris serricostata		Indo-Pacific
Pristipagia radians		Pacific Ocean
Psammotreta maluccensis		Western Pacific.
Psammotreta praerupta		Indo-West Pacific and the
Psammotreta tellinoides		Western Pacific
Pseudarcopagia minuta		Western Pacific
Pulvinus micans		Western Pacific.
Quadrans gargadia		Indo-Pacific.
Quidnipagus palatam	Palate tellin	Indo-Pacific	6 SHL
Scissulina dispar		Central Pacific
Scutarcopagia pulcherrima	Beautiful tellin	Indo-Pacific.
Scutarcopagia scobinata	Rasp tellin	Indo-Pacific	7 SHL
Serratina capsoides	Boxlike tellin	Indo-Pacific.
Tellina bougei		Western Central Pacific
Tellina discus		Indo-West Pacific
Tellina foliacea	Foliated tellin	Indo-West Pacific	9.5 SHL
Tellina inflata		Indo-West Pacific.
Tellina lanceolata		Western Pacific.
Tellina linguafelis	Cat's toungue tellin	Indo-West Pacific	6.5 SHL
Tellina parvitas		Central Pacific
Tellina plicata		Western Central Pacific
Tellina psammotella		Western Pacific.
Tellina remies	Remies tellin	Indo-West Pacific	10 SHL
Tellina robusta		Indo-Pacific.
Tellina rostrata	Rostrate tellin	Indo-Pacific.
Tellina staurella	Cross tellin	Indo-Pacific	6.5 SHL
Tellina timorensis	Timor tellin	Indo-West Pacific	6 SHL
Tellina vestalis		Western Pacific.
Tellina virgata	Virgate tellin	Indo-Pacific	8.5 SHL
Tellinella angulata		Western Pacific
Tellinella crucigera		Pacific Ocean.
Tellinella exculta		Indo-Pacific
Tellinella incerta		Western Pacific
Tellinella patagiata		Western Pacific.
Tellinella rastella	Rake tellin	Indo-West Pacific.
Tellinella rastellum		Indo-Pacific.
Tellinella verrucosa		Indo-West Pacific
Tellinides striatus		Indo-Pacific.
Tellinimactra edentula		Western Pacific
Tonganaella perna		Indo-West Pacific.	8 TL

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