Tellinella

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Tellinella
Tellinella mexicana (MNHN-IM-2000-33697).jpeg
Shell of Tellinella mexicana (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Superfamily: Tellinoidea
Family: Tellinidae
Genus: Tellinella
Mörch, 1853
Type species
Tellina virgataLinnaeus, 1758
Synonyms [1]
  • LiotribellaAfshar, 1969
  • Tellina (Eutellina)P. Fischer, 1887 (objective synonym)
  • Tellina (Tellinella)Mörch, 1853 · alternate representation
  • TellinariusA. E. Salisbury, 1934

Tellinella is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the subfamily Tellininae of the family Tellinidae. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tellinella Mörch, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205541 on 2022-08-23