''Tellina'' is a widely distributed
genus
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marine
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bivalve
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...
mollusc
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s, in the
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Tellinidae
The Tellinidae are a family of marine bivalve molluscs of the order Cardiida. Commonly known as tellins or tellens, they live fairly deep in soft sediments in shallow seas and respire using long siphons that reach up to the surface of the sedime ...
.
[Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138533 on 2012-01-08]
Species
* ''
Tellina agilis''
Stimpson, 1857: northern dwarf tellin, northern dwarf-tellin : synonym of ''
Ameritella agilis''
(Stimpson, 1857)
* ''
Tellina alternata
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs, in the family (biology), family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespec ...
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Say
Say may refer to:
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, 1822: alternate tellin
* ''
Tellina americana
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id ...
''
Dall, 1900: American tellin
* ''
Tellina amianta
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id= ...
''
Dall, 1900
* ''
Tellina angulosa''
Gmelin Gmelin may refer to:
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People
* Carl Christian Gmelin (1762–1837), German botanist, author of ''Flora Badensis ...
, 1791: angulate tellin
* ''
Tellina bodegensis
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id ...
''
Hinds, 1845: Bodega tellin
* ''
Tellina candeana
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id ...
''
D'Orbigny
Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropol ...
, 1842: cande tellin, wedge tellin
* ''
Tellina carpenteri
''Tellina carpenteri'', the carpenter tellin, is a bivalve mollusc in the family Tellinidae
The Tellinidae are a family of marine bivalve molluscs of the order Cardiida. Commonly known as tellins or tellens, they live fairly deep in soft se ...
''
Dall, 1900: Carpenter tellin
* ''
Tellina cerrosiana
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id ...
''
Dall, 1900
* ''
Tellina coani
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id ...
''
Keen, 1971
* ''
Tellina colorata
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id ...
''
Dall, 1900: tinted tellin
* ''
Tellina consobrina
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id ...
''
D'Orbigny
Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropol ...
, 1842: consobrine tellin
* ''
Tellina cristallina
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id ...
''
Spengler Spengler is a German-language occupational surname, literally meaning " metal worker" or " tin knocker". It may refer to:
* Alexander Spengler (1827–1901), the first Davos doctor specializing in tuberculosis
* Bruno Spengler (born 1983), a Cana ...
, 1798: crystal tellin
* ''
Tellina cumingii
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id ...
''
Hanley, 1844
* ''
Tellina diantha
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id ...
''
Boss, 1964
* ''
Tellina donacina
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id= ...
''
* ''
Tellina edgari''
Iredale, 1915
* ''
Tellina elucens''
Mighels, 1845
* ''
Tellina eugonia
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs, in the family (biology), family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespec ...
''
Suter, 1913
* ''
Tellina euvitrea
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs, in the family (biology), family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespec ...
''
Boss, 1964: shiny tellin
* ''
Tellina exerythra''
Boss, 1964: bloodless tellin
* ''
Tellina fabula
''Fabulina fabula'', the bean-like tellin, is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Tellinidae. It is found off the coasts of northwest Europe, where it lives buried in sandy sediments.
Bivalves are molluscs with a body compressed ...
''
Gmelin Gmelin may refer to:
* Gmelin's test, a chemical test
* Gmelin database, a German handbook/encyclopedia of inorganic compounds initiated by Leopold Gmelin
People
* Carl Christian Gmelin (1762–1837), German botanist, author of ''Flora Badensis ...
, 1791
* ''
Tellina fausta
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs, in the family (biology), family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespec ...
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Pulteney, 1799: favored tellin
* ''
Tellina flucigera''
Dall, 1908
* ''
Tellina gaimardi
''Tellina gaimardi'', the angled wedge shell, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Tellinidae
The Tellinidae are a family of marine bivalve molluscs of the order Cardiida. Commonly known as tellins or tellens, they live fairly deep in soft se ...
''
Iredale, 1915: angled wedge shell
* ''
Tellina gibber''
von Ihering
Caspar Rudolph Ritter von Jhering (also Ihering) (22 August 1818 – 17 September 1892) was a German jurist. He is best known for his 1872 book ''Der Kampf ums Recht'' (''The Struggle for Law''), as a legal scholar, and as the founder of a ...
, 1907
* ''
Tellina gouldii''
Hanley, 1846: cuneate tellin
* ''
Tellina guildingii''
Hanley, 1844: guilding tellin
* ''
Tellina huttoni''
E.A. Smith, 1885
* ''
Tellina idae''
Dall, 1891: Ida tellin
* ''
Tellina inaequistriata
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails& ...
''
Donovan, 1802
* ''
Tellina iris''
Say
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*''Say'' (album), 2008 album by J-pop singer Misono
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, 1822: rainbow tellin
* ''
Tellina juttingae''
Altena, 1965: jutting tellin
* ''
Tellina laevigata''
Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
: smooth tellin
* ''
Tellina lamellata''
Carpenter
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, 1855
* ''
Tellina lineata''
Turton, 1819: rose-petal tellin
* ''
Tellina linguafelis''
Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
* ''Tellina listeri''
Röding, 1798: speckled tellin: synonym of ''
Tellinella listeri''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''
Tellina magna''
Spengler Spengler is a German-language occupational surname, literally meaning " metal worker" or " tin knocker". It may refer to:
* Alexander Spengler (1827–1901), the first Davos doctor specializing in tuberculosis
* Bruno Spengler (born 1983), a Cana ...
, 1798: great tellin
* ''
Tellina mera''
Say
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* "Say" ( ...
, 1834: pure tellin
* ''
Tellina meropsis''
Dall, 1900: oval tellin
* ''
Tellina modesta''
Carpenter
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, 1864: plain tellin
* ''
Tellina nicoyana
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails& ...
''
Hertlein & Strong, 1949
* ''
Tellina nitens''
C. B. Adams, 1845: shiny dwarf tellin, shiny dwarf-tellin
* ''
Tellina nuculoides
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails& ...
''
Reeve, 1854: salmon tellin
* ''
Tellina oahuana
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails& ...
''
* ''
Tellina ochracea''
Carpenter
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, 1864
* ''
Tellina oligoscissulata''
Jung, 1969
* ''
Tellina pacifica''
Dall, 1900
* ''
Tellina paramera''
Boss, 1964: perfect tellin
* ''
Tellina persica
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails& ...
''
Dall et Simpson, 1901: apricot tellin
* ''
Tellina pristiphora''
Dall, 1900
* ''
Tellina probina
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs, in the family (biology), family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespec ...
''
Boss, 1964: slandered tellin
* ''
Tellina proclivis''
Hertlein et Strong, 1949
* ''
Tellina prora''
Hanley, 1844
* ''
Tellina punicea''
Born, 1778: watermelon tellin
* ''
Tellina pygmaea
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails& ...
''
* ''
Tellina radiata''
Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
: sunrise tellin
* ''
Tellina recurvata''
Hertlein et Strong, 1949
* ''
Tellina rickettsi''
Coan & Valentich-Scott, 2010
* ''
Tellina rubescens''
Hanley, 1844
* ''
Tellina sadeghianae
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails& ...
''
Coan & Valentich-Scott, 2010
* ''
Tellina sandix''
Boss, 1968
* ''
Tellina scobinata
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id ...
''
Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
* ''
Tellina similis''
J. Sowerby, 1806: candystick tellin
* ''
Tellina simulans''
C. B. Adams, 1852
* ''
Tellina spenceri''
Suter, 1907: Spencer's wedge shell
* ''
Tellina squamifera
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails& ...
''
Deshayes, 1855: crenulate tellin
* ''
Tellina suberis''
Dall, 1900
* ''
Tellina sybaritica''
Dall, 1881
* ''
Tellina tabogensis
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails& ...
''
Salisbury, 1934
* ''
Tellina tampaensis
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails& ...
''
Conrad, 1866: Tampa tellin
* ''
Tellina tenella
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails& ...
''
A. E. Verrill, 1874: delicate tellin
* ''
Tellina tenuis
''Tellina tenuis'', the thin tellin, is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Tellinidae. It is found off the coasts of northwest Europe and in the Mediterranean Sea, where it lives buried in sandy sediments.
Bivalves are molluscs ...
''
* ''
Tellina texana''
Dall, 1900: say tellin, Texas tellin
* ''
Tellina variegata''
* ''
Tellina versicolor
''Tellina'' is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails& ...
''
DeKay, 1843: many-colored tellin
* ''
Tellina vespuciana''
(d'Orbigny
Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropol ...
, 1842): Vespucci tellin
* ''
Tellina virgo''
Hanley, 1844
References
ITIS*
Powell A W B, ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand, 1979. .
* Glen Pownall, ''New Zealand Shells and Shellfish'', Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand, 1979. .
* Eugene V. Coan & Paul Valentich-Scott. "Three new species of ''Tellina'' (Bivalvia, Tellinidae) from the Panamic Province." ''Zootaxa'' 2715 (2010): 55-58.
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Tellinidae
Bivalve genera