Tellina Explained

Tellina is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.^[1] It is also known as "tellin" in English.^{[2] [3]}

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Tellina:

• Tellina angrensis (Marques & Simone, 2014)
• Tellina brasiliana Spengler, 1798
• Tellina chrysogona Dall, 1908
• Tellina iheringi Dall, 1908
• Tellina nuculoides Reeve, 1854: salmon tellin
• Tellina radiata Linnaeus, 1758: sunrise tellin
• Tellina rhodon Hanley, 1844
• Tellina simplaria A. E. Salisbury, 1934

References

• 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tellina Linnaeus, 1758 . 2024-08-01 . www.marinespecies.org.
2. Web site: tellin . Oxford English Dictionary . Oxford University Press . October 14, 2024.
3. Web site: Definition of 'tellin' . Collins Dictionary . October 14, 2024.