| Tellina | |
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| Tellina nuculoides | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Cardiida |
| Superfamily: | Tellinoidea |
| Family: | Tellinidae |
| Genus: | Tellina Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Species | |
See text. | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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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]
The following species are recognised in the genus Tellina: [1]
Donax is a genus of small, edible saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs with highly variable color patterns. The genus is sometimes known as bean clams or wedge shells; however, Donax species have different common names in different parts of the world. In the southeastern U.S. they are known as "coquina", a word that is also used for the hard limestone concretions of their shells and those of other marine organisms. They are called "Chip Chip" in Trinidad & Tobago and "Chipi Chipi" in Venezuela, "Stumpfmuschel" in German, and "Zaaje" in Dutch. In South Vanuatu Languages they are called "Kaiwi" or "Tumbar".
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 sediment.
Barbatia is a genus of "bearded" ark clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Arcidae, the ark clams.
Tellina gaimardi, the angled wedge shell, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Tellinidae.
Siliquaria, common name the slit worm snails, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Siliquariidae.
Hipponix, common name hoof snails or hoof shells, is a genus of small sea snails with limpet-like shells, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails. Many of the species in this genus have white shells.
Homalopoma, common name the dwarf turbans, is a genus of mostly very small sea snails with a calcareous operculum, marine gastropoda molluscs in the subfamily Colloniinae of the family Colloniidae.
Lamellaria is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae.
Polinices is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, commonly known as moon snails.
Dentalium is a large genus of tooth shells or tusk shells, marine scaphopod molluscs in the family Dentaliidae. The genus contains 50 described species and about 50 extinct species.
Scaphander is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Scaphandridae, the canoe bubbles.
Architectonica is a genus of sea snails in the family Architectonicidae.
Bolma is a genus of medium to large sea snails with a calcareous operculum, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.
Capulus is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.
Limecola is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Tellinidae, the tellins.
Jactellina clathrata, commonly known as the shiborizakura tellin, is a species of tellinid, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Tellinidae.