Sanguinolaria tellinoides explained

Sanguinolaria tellinoides is a species of saltwater clam, marine bivalve molluscs of the family Psammobiidae.

Description

Sanguinolaria tellinoides can reach a size of 30–70 mm. It is a facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder.

Distribution

This species is present along the Pacific coast of United States, Mexico and Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Ecuador).

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., 1
• Coan E.V. & Valentich-Scott P. (2012) Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

External links

• WoRMS
• Encyclopedia of life
• Gwannon
• Paleobiology Database