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Tellinella listeri
Tellinella listeri, the speckled tellin, is a bivalve mollusc in the family Tellinidae, the tellins.[1]
| Tellinella listeri | |
|---|---|
| The right valve of a shell of Tellinella listeri, anterior end towards the right | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Cardiida |
| Superfamily: | Tellinoidea |
| Family: | Tellinidae |
| Genus: | Tellinella |
| Species: | T. listeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Tellinella listeri Röding, 1798 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Distribution edit
St. Vincent, Barbados and other Eastern Caribbean islands
in sandy areas at 5–15 metres depth, and as far North as the Florida Keys.
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tellinella listeri (Röding, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420901 on 2022-08-23
- Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg
- Huber M. (2015). Compendium of Bivalves 2. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 907 pp.
External links edit
- Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg. viii, 199 pp
- Wood, W. (1815). General conchology or a description of shells, arranged according to the Linnean system. London, John Booth. Vol. 1, lxi + 7 + 246 pp., 60 p