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Tellinidae.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''

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, 1822: alternate tellin * '' Tellina americana'' Dall, 1900: American tellin * '' Tellina amianta'' Dall, 1900 * '' Tellina angulosa'' Gmelin, 1791: angulate tellin * '' Tellina bodegensis'' Hinds, 1845: Bodega tellin * '' Tellina candeana''

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, 1842: cande tellin, wedge tellin * '' Tellina carpenteri'' Dall, 1900: Carpenter tellin * '' Tellina cerrosiana'' Dall, 1900 * '' Tellina coani'' Keen, 1971 * '' Tellina colorata'' Dall, 1900: tinted tellin * '' Tellina consobrina''

, 1842: consobrine tellin * '' Tellina cristallina''

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, 1798: crystal tellin * '' Tellina cumingii''

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, 1844 * '' Tellina diantha'' Boss, 1964 * '' Tellina donacina'' * '' Tellina edgari'' Iredale, 1915 * '' Tellina elucens'' Mighels, 1845 * '' Tellina eugonia''

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, 1913 * '' Tellina euvitrea'' Boss, 1964: shiny tellin * '' Tellina exerythra'' Boss, 1964: bloodless tellin * '' Tellina fabula'' Gmelin, 1791 * '' Tellina fausta'' Pulteney, 1799: favored tellin * '' Tellina flucigera'' Dall, 1908 * '' Tellina gaimardi'' Iredale, 1915: angled wedge shell * '' Tellina gibber'' von Ihering, 1907 * '' Tellina gouldii''

, 1846: cuneate tellin * '' Tellina guildingii''

, 1844: guilding tellin * '' Tellina huttoni'' E.A. Smith, 1885 * '' Tellina idae'' Dall, 1891: Ida tellin * '' Tellina inaequistriata'' Donovan, 1802 * '' Tellina iris''

, 1822: rainbow tellin * '' Tellina juttingae'' Altena, 1965: jutting tellin * '' Tellina laevigata''

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: smooth tellin * '' Tellina lamellata''

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, 1855 * '' Tellina lineata'' Turton, 1819: rose-petal tellin * '' Tellina linguafelis''

* ''Tellina listeri'' Röding, 1798: speckled tellin: synonym of '' Tellinella listeri'' (Röding, 1798) * '' Tellina magna''

, 1798: great tellin * '' Tellina mera''

, 1834: pure tellin * '' Tellina meropsis'' Dall, 1900: oval tellin * '' Tellina modesta''

, 1864: plain tellin * '' Tellina nicoyana'' Hertlein & Strong, 1949 * '' Tellina nitens'' C. B. Adams, 1845: shiny dwarf tellin, shiny dwarf-tellin * '' Tellina nuculoides'' Reeve, 1854: salmon tellin * '' Tellina oahuana'' * '' Tellina ochracea''

, 1864 * '' Tellina oligoscissulata'' Jung, 1969 * '' Tellina pacifica'' Dall, 1900 * '' Tellina paramera'' Boss, 1964: perfect tellin * '' Tellina persica'' Dall et Simpson, 1901: apricot tellin * '' Tellina pristiphora'' Dall, 1900 * '' Tellina probina'' Boss, 1964: slandered tellin * '' Tellina proclivis'' Hertlein et Strong, 1949 * '' Tellina prora''

, 1844 * '' Tellina punicea'' Born, 1778: watermelon tellin * '' Tellina pygmaea'' * '' Tellina radiata''

: sunrise tellin * '' Tellina recurvata'' Hertlein et Strong, 1949 * '' Tellina rickettsi'' Coan & Valentich-Scott, 2010 * '' Tellina rubescens''

, 1844 * '' Tellina sadeghianae'' Coan & Valentich-Scott, 2010 * '' Tellina sandix'' Boss, 1968 * '' Tellina scobinata''

* '' Tellina similis'' J. Sowerby, 1806: candystick tellin * '' Tellina simulans'' C. B. Adams, 1852 * '' Tellina spenceri''

, 1907: Spencer's wedge shell * '' Tellina squamifera'' Deshayes, 1855: crenulate tellin * '' Tellina suberis'' Dall, 1900 * '' Tellina sybaritica'' Dall, 1881 * '' Tellina tabogensis'' Salisbury, 1934 * '' Tellina tampaensis'' Conrad, 1866: Tampa tellin * '' Tellina tenella'' A. E. Verrill, 1874: delicate tellin * ''

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'' * '' Tellina texana'' Dall, 1900: say tellin, Texas tellin * '' Tellina variegata'' * '' Tellina versicolor'' DeKay, 1843: many-colored tellin * '' Tellina vespuciana'' (

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, 1842): Vespucci tellin * '' Tellina virgo''

, 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. {{Taxonbar, from=Q1407869 Tellinidae Bivalve genera