Tellina

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Tellina
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Tellina nuculoides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Superfamily: Tellinoidea
Family: Tellinidae
Genus: Tellina
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

See text.

Synonyms [1]
List
  • LiotellinaP. Fischer, 1887
  • MusculusMörch, 1853
  • Tellina (Gastranopsis) Cossmann, 1906
  • Tellina (Liotellina) P. Fischer, 1887
  • Tellina (Macaliopsis) Cossmann, 1886
  • Tellina (Tellina) Linnaeus, 1758
  • Tellina (Tellinarius) Froriep, 1806
  • TellinariusFroriep, 1806

Tellina is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae. [1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Tellina: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tellina Linnaeus, 1758". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-08-01.