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Family: Tellinidae tellins



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Abranda lamprelli
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Acorylus gouldii
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Aeretica tomlini
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Afsharius asmenus
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Agnomyax nana
[]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Angulus agilis
[]
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Angulus armata
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Max. Length 3.1 cm DL
 
Angulus camachoi
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Angulus canonica
[]
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Max. Length 2.0 cm DL
 
Angulus coloratus
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Angulus corbuloides
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Max. Length 2.6 cm DL
 
Angulus diantha
[]
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Max. Length 2.1 cm DL
 
Angulus euvitreus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Angulus exerythrus
[]
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Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Angulus gibber
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Angulus lanceolatus
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Max. Length 2.6 cm DL
 
Angulus merus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Angulus paramerus
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm NG
 
Angulus probinus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Angulus sybariticus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Angulus tampaensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Angulus tenellus
[]
No picture found
 
Angulus texanus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm NG
 
Angulus versicolor
[Many-colored tellin]
No picture found
 
Angulus vestalioides
[]

FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SHL
Apolymetis ephippium(Spengler, 1798)

Photo by FAO
 
Apolymetis ephippium
[Saddle grooved macoma]
No picture found
 
Apolymetis lacunosa
[]
No picture found
 
Apolymetis meyeri
[]
No picture found
 
Apolymetis papyracea
[Paper tellin]
No picture found
 
Arcopagia crassa
[Blunt tellin]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.8 cm NG
 
Arcopagia fausta
[]
No picture found
 
Arcopagia isseli
[]
No picture found
 
Arcopagia pudica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Arcopagia vespuciana
[Vespucci tellin]
No picture found
 
Arcopella balaustina
[]
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Arcopella casta
[]
No picture found
 
Ardeamya spenceri
[]
No picture found
 
Asbjornsenia pygmaea
[]
No picture found
 
Bartschicoma edgari
[]
No picture found
 
Bartschicoma gaimardi
[Angled wedge shell]
No picture found
 
Bathyangulus claudia
[]
No picture found
 
Cadella delta
[]
No picture found
 
Cadella hainanensis
[]
No picture found
 
Cadella lubrica
[]
No picture found
 
Cadella mauia
[]
No picture found
 
Cadella narutoensis
[]
No picture found
 
Cadella semen
[]
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Cadella smithi
[]
No picture found
 
Clathrotellina carnicolor
[]
No picture found
 
Clathrotellina elegantissima
[]
No picture found
 
Clathrotellina pretium
[]
No picture found
 
Clathrotellina tenuilamellata
[]
No picture found
 
Clathrotellina tessellata
[]
No picture found
 
Coanyax flabellum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Cymatoica orientalis
[Western tellin]
No picture found
 
Cymatoica undulata
[]
No picture found
 
Dallitellina rostrata
[]
No picture found
 
Dellius georgianus
[]
No picture found
 
Elliptotellina americana
[]
No picture found
 
Elliptotellina urinatoria
[]
No picture found
 
Eurytellina alternata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm NG
 
Eurytellina angulosa
[]
No picture found
 
Eurytellina conradi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.3 cm DL
 
Eurytellina guildingii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm DL
 
Eurytellina lineata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm DL
 
Eurytellina nitens
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm DL
 
Eurytellina punicea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm DL
 
Eurytellina trinitatis
[]
No picture found
 
Exotica cygnus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm SHL
 
Fabulina fabula
[Streaked-shelled tellina]
No picture found
 
Fabulina tsichungyeni
[]
No picture found
 
Gastrana contabulata
[]

FAO

Mediterranean Sea

Gastrana fragilis(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by FAO
 
Gastrana fragilis
[]
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Hanleyanus oblongus
[]
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Hemimetis spectabilis
[]
No picture found
 
Herouvalia caelata
[]
No picture found
 
Herouvalia rapanui
[]
No picture found
 
Indotellina chariessa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm TL
 
Jactellina clathrata
[]
No picture found
 
Jactellina lauta
[]
No picture found
 
Jactellina obliquaria
[]
No picture found
 
Jactellina obliquistriata
[]
No picture found
 
Jactellina transcalpta
[]
No picture found
 
Jitlada arsinoensis
[]
No picture found
 
Laciolina chloroleuca
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm DL
 
Laciolina laevigata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.2 cm DL
 
Laciolina magna
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.3 cm DL
 
Leporimetis intastriata
[Atlantic fat-tellin]
No picture found
 
Leporimetis obesa
[California fat-tellin]
No picture found
 
Leporimetis papyracea
[]
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Leporimetis spectabilis
[]
No picture found
 
Loxoglypta assimilis
[]
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Loxoglypta balansae
[]
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Loxoglypta secunda
[]
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Loxoglypta subpallida
[]
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Loxoglypta transculpta
[]
No picture found
 
Loxoglypta virgulata
[]
No picture found
 
Macalia bruguieri
[]
No picture found
 
Macoma acolasta
[Morsel macoma]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Macoma angusta
[]
No picture found
 
Macoma aurora
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm SHL
 
Macoma balthica
[Baltic macoma]
No picture found
 
Macoma baltica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.3 cm DL
 
Macoma biota
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.6 cm DL
 
Macoma brevifrons
[Short macoma]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm SHL
 
Macoma brota
[Heavy macoma]

Miller, Todd

Arctic, Pacific Ocean and
Max. Length 6 cm SHL
Macoma calcarea(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Miller, Todd
 
Macoma calcarea
[Chalky macoma]
No picture found
 
Macoma candida
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm SHL
 
Macoma carlottensis
[Charlotte macoma]
No picture found
 
Macoma cerina
[Waxy macoma]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.4 cm DL
 
Macoma cleryana
[]
No picture found
 
Macoma constricta
[Constricted macoma]
No picture found
 
Macoma crassula
[Thick macoma]

FAO

Mediterranean Sea

Macoma cumana(Costa, 1829)

Photo by FAO
 
Macoma cumana
[]
No picture found
 
Macoma dexioptera
[Rightwing macoma]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm SHL
 
Macoma elimata
[Beveled macoma]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm SHL
 
Macoma expansa
[Expanded macoma]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.4 cm DL
 
Macoma extenuata
[Slender macoma]
No picture found
 
Macoma fallax
[]
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Macoma galathea
[]
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Macoma golikovi
[]
No picture found
 
Macoma incongrua
[Incongruous macoma]
No picture found
 
Macoma inconspicua
[]
No picture found
 
Macoma indentata
[Indented macoma]
No picture found
 
Macoma indifferens
[]
No picture found
 
Macoma inornata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.3 cm SHL
 
Macoma inquinata
[Pointed macoma]
No picture found
 
Macoma irus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm SHL
 
Macoma lama
[Aleutian macoma]
No picture found
 
Macoma leptonoidea
[]
No picture found
 
Macoma limula
[Little-file macoma]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm SHL
 
Macoma lipara
[Sleek macoma]
No picture found
 
Macoma litoralis
[]
No picture found
 
Macoma loveni
[Inflated macoma]
No picture found
 
Macoma lucerna
[]
No picture found
 
Macoma melo
[Mediterranean macoma]
No picture found
 
Macoma middendorffi
[Middendorff macoma]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Macoma mitchelli
[Matagorda macoma]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm SHL
 
Macoma moesta
[Flat macoma]
No picture found
 
Macoma moluccensis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SHL
Macoma nasuta(Conrad, 1837)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Macoma nasuta
[Bent-nose macoma]
No picture found
 
Macoma nipponica
[]
No picture found
 
Macoma nobilis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm SHL
 
Macoma obliqua
[Oval macoma]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Macoma petalum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm DL
 
Macoma phenax
[Cheating macoma]
No picture found
 
Macoma praetexta
[Marten's Macoma]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Macoma pseudomera
[Mera macoma]
No picture found
 
Macoma pulleyi
[Delta macoma]

Coltro, Marcus

Northeast Pacific.
Max. Length 10 cm SHL
Macoma secta(Conrad, 1837)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Macoma secta
[White-sand macoma]
No picture found
 
Macoma sectior
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Macoma simplex
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm DL
 
Macoma tageliformis
[Tagelus macoma]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Macoma tenta
[Elongate macoma]
No picture found
 
Macoma torelli
[Triangular macoma]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.2 cm DL
 
Macoma uruguayensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm SHL
 
Macoma yoldiformis
[Yoldia macoma]

Coltro, Marcus

Northeast Atlantic, Medit
Max. Length 3 cm SHL
Macomangulus tenuis(da Costa, 1778)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Macomangulus tenuis
[Thin-shelled tellina]
No picture found
 
Macomona liliana
[Large wedge shell]
No picture found
 
Megangulus luteus
[Alaska great-tellin]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Merisca aequistriata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Merisca alerta
[]
No picture found
 
Merisca capsoides
[Capsoid tellin]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.4 cm DL
 
Merisca cristallina
[]
No picture found
 
Merisca diaphana
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 3.7 cm DL
Merisca juttingae(Van Regteren Altena, 1965)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Merisca juttingae
[]
No picture found
 
Merisca margaritina
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Merisca martinicensis
[]
No picture found
 
Merisca perplexa
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific

Merisca piratica(Hedley, 1918)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Merisca piratica
[]
No picture found
 
Merisca subtruncata
[]
No picture found
 
Moerella culter
[]
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Moerella donacina
[]
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Moerella fragilis
[]
No picture found
 
Moerella huttoni
[]
No picture found
 
Moerella iridescens
[]
No picture found
 
Moerella jedoensis
[Pink tellin]
No picture found
 
Moerella laperousea
[]
No picture found
 
Moerella philippinarum
[]
No picture found
 
Moerella rutila
[Red tellin]
No picture found
 
Nitidotellina dunkeri
[]
No picture found
 
Nitidotellina hachiensis
[]
No picture found
 
Nitidotellina iridella
[]
No picture found
 
Nitidotellina minuta
[]
No picture found
 
Nitidotellina pallidula
[]
No picture found
 
Nitidotelllina dunkeri
[]
No picture found
 
Omala hyalina
[]

FAO

Mediterranean Sea.

Peronidia albicans(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by FAO
 
Peronidia albicans
[]
No picture found
 
Pharaonella astula
[]
No picture found
 
Pharaonella rostrata
[]
No picture found
 
Pharaonella tongana
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Phyllodina persica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.7 cm DL
 
Phyllodina squamifera
[]
No picture found
 
Pinguitellina casta
[]
No picture found
 
Pinguitellina languida
[]
No picture found
 
Pinguitellina pinguis
[]
No picture found
 
Pistris serricostata
[]
No picture found
 
Pristipagia adamsii
[]
No picture found
 
Pristipagia radians
[]
No picture found
 
Psammotreta aurora
[]
No picture found
 
Psammotreta brevifrons
[]
No picture found
 
Psammotreta cognata
[]
No picture found
 
Psammotreta grandis
[Grand macoma]
No picture found
 
Psammotreta intastriata
[]
No picture found
 
Psammotreta maluccensis
[]
No picture found
 
Psammotreta obesa
[]
No picture found
 
Psammotreta papyracea
[]
No picture found
 
Psammotreta praerupta
[]
No picture found
 
Psammotreta syndesmyoides
[]
No picture found
 
Psammotreta tellinoides
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudarcopagia disculus
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudarcopagia minuta
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudotellidora pellyana
[]
No picture found
 
Pulvinus micans
[]
No picture found
 
Punipagia radiatolineata
[]
No picture found
 
Quadrans gargadia
[]
No picture found
 
Quadrans spinosa
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SHL
Quidnipagus palatam(Iredale, 1929)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Quidnipagus palatam
[Palate tellin]
No picture found
 
Rostrimacoma cancellata
[Cancellate panope]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Scissula candeana
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.4 cm DL
 
Scissula consobrina
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Scissula iris
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Scissula sandix
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.8 cm DL
 
Scissula similis
[]
No picture found
 
Scissulina dispar
[]
No picture found
 
Scutarcopagia pulcherrima
[Beautiful tellin]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SHL
Scutarcopagia scobinata(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Scutarcopagia scobinata
[Rasp tellin]
No picture found
 
Semelangulus crebrimaculata
[]
No picture found
 
Semelangulus miyatensis
[]
No picture found
 
Semelangulus nebulosus
[]
No picture found
 
Semelangulus tokubeii
[]
No picture found
 
Serratina capsoides
[Boxlike tellin]
No picture found
 
Serratina charlottae
[]
No picture found
 
Serratina eugonia
[]
No picture found
 
Serratina sulcata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.8 cm DL
 
Strigilla carnaria
[Large strigilla]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm DL
 
Strigilla gabbi
[Rayed strigilla]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Strigilla mirabilis
[White strigilla]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.3 cm NG
 
Strigilla pisiformis
[Pea strigilla]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Strigilla producta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.3 cm DL
 
Strigilla pseudocarnaria
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Strigilla surinamensis
[Surinam strigilla]
No picture found
 
Tellidora cristata
[White-crest tellin]
No picture found
 
Tellina aequistriata
[Striate tellin]
No picture found
 
Tellina agilis
[Northern dwarf-tellin]
No picture found
 
Tellina alerta
[]
No picture found
 
Tellina alternata
[Alternate tellin]
No picture found
 
Tellina americana
[American tellin]
No picture found
 
Tellina amianta
[]
No picture found
 
Tellina angulosa
[Angulate tellin]


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