''Tagelus subteres'', common name lesser tagelus, is a species of saltwater
clam
Clam is a common name for several kinds of bivalve molluscs. The word is often applied only to those that are edible and live as infauna, spending most of their lives halfway buried in the sand of the seafloor or riverbeds. Clams have two she ...
, a
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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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belonging to the family
Solecurtidae
The Solecurtidae are a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Cardiida.
Genera
Genera in the family Solenidae include:
* '' Azorinus'' Récluz, 1869
* '' Clunaculum'' Dall, 1899
* ''Solecurtus'' Blainville, 1824
* ''Tage ...
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Description
Shells of ''Tagelus subteres'' can reach a length of . These small and compact shells shows violet rays and a glossy periostracum.
Distribution
This species can be found in the East Pacific.
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References
*Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp.
Solecurtidae
Bivalves described in 1837
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