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364 Species in Family Tellinidae
Nominal species list for Tellinidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Tonganaella perna (Spengler, 1798)
Temnoconcha brasiliana (Dall, 1921)
Tellinota albinella (Lamarck, 1818)
Tellinimactra edentula (Spengler, 1798)
Tellinides striatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Tellinides opalina (Gmelin, 1791)
Tellinides sinuata (Splenger, 1798)
Tellinides natalensis (Philippi, 1846)
Tellinides cockburnensis (Kendrick & Brearley, 1984)
Tellinides adenensis (Smith, 1891)
Tellinides chinensis (Hanley, 1845)
Tellinella verrucosa Hanley, 1844
Tellinella rastellum (Hanley, 1844)
Tellinella rastella (Hanley, 1844) Rake tellin
Tellinella incerta (Deshayes, 1854)
Tellinella listeri (Röding, 1798)
Tellinella patagiata (Prashad, 1932)
Tellinella exculta (Gould, 1851)
Tellinella asperrima (Hanley, 1844)
Tellinella crucigera (Lamarck, 1818)
Tellinella angulata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Tellina virgo Hanley, 1844
Tellina virgata Linnaeus, 1758 Virgate tellin
Tellina vestalis Hanley, 1844
Tellina vernalis Hanley, 1844
Tellina variegata unspecified
Tellina triradiata Adams, 1871
Tellina timorensis (Lamarck, 1818) Timor tellin
Tellina valtonis Hanley, 1844
Tellina texana Dall, 1900 Texas tellin
Tellina tenella Verrill, 1874 Delicate tellin
Tellina tampaensis Conrad, 1866 Tampa tellin
Tellina sybaritica Dall, 1881 Sybaritic tellin
Tellina tabogensis Salisbury, 1934
Tellina strigosa Gmelin, 1791 Thin tellin
Tellina staurella Lamarck, 1818 Cross tellin
Tellina squamifera Deshayes, 1855 Crenulate tellin
Tellina simulans Adams, 1852
Tellina similis Sowerby, 1806 Candystick tellin
Tellina serrata Brocchi, 1814
Tellina rubescens Hanley, 1844
Tellina sandix Boss, 1968
Tellina senegambiensis Salisbury, 1934 Senegambian tellin
Tellina rostrata Linnaeus, 1758 Rostrate tellin
Tellina rosamunda Melvill & Standen, 1907
Tellina robusta Hanley, 1844
Tellina remies Linnaeus, 1758 Remies tellin
Tellina recurvata Hertlein & Strong, 1949
Tellina punicea Born, 1778
Tellina radiata Linnaeus, 1758 Sunrise tellin
Tellina reclusa Dall, 1900
Tellina psammotella Lamarck, 1818
Tellina pulchella Lamarck, 1818
Tellina pristiphora Dall, 1900
Tellina probina Boss, 1964 Slandered tellin
Tellina proclivis Hertlein & Strong, 1949
Tellina prora Hanley, 1844
Tellina plicata Valenciennes, 1827
Tellina philippinarum Hanley, 1844
Tellina planata Linnaeus, 1758 Flat tellin
Tellina petitiana d'Orbigny, 1846
Tellina persica Dall & Simpson, 1901 Apricot tellin
Tellina parvitas (Iredale, 1931)
Tellina paramera Boss, 1964 Perfect tellin
Tellina ochracea Carpenter, 1864
Tellina pacifica Dall, 1900
Tellina nuculoides (Reeve, 1854) Salmon tellin
Tellina nitens Adams, 1845 Shiny dwarf-tellin
Tellina modesta (Carpenter, 1864) Plain tellin
Tellina meropsis Dall, 1900 Oval tellin
Tellina methoria Melvill, 1897
Tellina mera Say, 1834 Pure tellin
Tellina martinicensis d'Orbigny, 1853 Martinique tellin
Tellina madagascariensis Gmelin, 1791 Madagascar tellin
Tellina magna Spengler, 1798 Great tellin
Tellina listeri Roding, 1798 Speckled tellin
Tellina linguafelis Linnaeus, 1758 Cat's toungue tellin
Tellina lineata Turton, 1819 Rose-petal tellin
Tellina lamellata Carpenter, 1855
Tellina lanceolata Gmelin, 1791
Tellina laevigata Linnaeus, 1758 Smooth tellin
Tellina laceridens Hanley, 1844 Lacerate tellin
Tellina iris Say, 1822 Rainbow tellin
Tellina inflata Gmelin, 1791
Tellina incarnata Linnaeus, 1758
Tellina inaequistriata Donovan, 1802
Tellina iheringi Dall, 1900
Tellina idae Dall, 1891 Ida tellin
Tellina hyalina Gmelin, 1791 Hyaline tellin
Tellina gouldii Hanley, 1846 Cuneate tellin
Tellina guildingii Hanley, 1844
Tellina gibber Von Ihering, 1907
Tellina foliacea Linnaeus, 1758 Foliated tellin
Tellina fausta Pulteney, 1799 Faust tellin
Tellina deltoidalis Lamarck, 1818
Tellina diantha Boss, 1964
Tellina discus Hanley, 1844
Tellina distorta Poli, 1791
Tellina donacina Linnaeus, 1758 Donax like tellin
Tellina elucens Mighels, 1845
Tellina euvitrea Boss, 1964
Tellina exerythra Boss, 1964
Tellina cristallina Spengler, 1798 Crystal tellin
Tellina cumingii Hanley, 1844
Tellina compressa Brocchi, 1814
Tellina compressissima Sowerby, 1869
Tellina consobrina d'Orbigny, 1853 Consobrine tellin
Tellina bodegensis Hinds, 1845 Bodega tellin
Tellina bougei Sowerby, 1909
Tellina candeana d'Orbigny, 1853 Wedge tellin
Tellina carpenteri Dall, 1900 Carpenter tellin
Tellina colorata Dall, 1900 Tinted tellin
Tellina coani Keen, 1971
Tellina cerrosiana Dall, 1900
Tellina alternata Say, 1822 Alternate tellin
Tellina americana Dall, 1900 American tellin
Tellina amianta Dall, 1900
Tellina angulosa Gmelin, 1791 Angulate tellin
Tellina aequistriata Say, 1824 Striate tellin
Tellina agilis Stimpson, 1857 Northern dwarf-tellin
Tellina alerta Boss, 1964
Tellidora cristata (Recluz, 1842) White-crest tellin
Strigilla surinamensis Boss, 1972 Surinam strigilla
Strigilla pseudocarnaria Boss, 1969
Strigilla pisiformis (Linnaeus, 1758) Pea strigilla
Strigilla producta Tryon, 1870
Strigilla mirabilis (Philippi, 1841) White strigilla
Strigilla gabbi Olsson & McGinty, 1958 Rayed strigilla
Strigilla carnaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Large strigilla
Serratina eugonia (Suter, 1913)
Serratina sulcata (Wood, 1815)
Serratina charlottae (Smith, 1885)
Serratina capsoides (Lamarck, 1818) Boxlike tellin
Semelangulus tokubeii Habe, 1961
Semelangulus nebulosus Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
Semelangulus crebrimaculata Sowerby, 1867
Semelangulus miyatensis (Yokoyama, 1920)
Scutarcopagia scobinata (Linnaeus, 1758) Rasp tellin
Scutarcopagia pulcherrima (Sowerby I, 1825) Beautiful tellin
Scissulina dispar (Conrad, 1837)
Scissula similis (Sowerby, 1806)
Scissula consobrina (d'Orbigny, 1853)
Scissula iris (Say, 1822)
Scissula sandix (Boss, 1968)
Scissula candeana (d'Orbigny, 1853)
Rostrimacoma cancellata (Sowerby, 1873) Cancellate panope
Quidnipagus palatam (Iredale, 1929) Palate tellin
Quadrans spinosa (Hanley, 1844)
Quadrans gargadia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Punipagia radiatolineata (Yokoyama, 1924)
Pulvinus micans (Hanley, 1844)
Pseudotellidora pellyana (Adams, 1873)
Pseudarcopagia minuta Scarlato, 1965
Pseudarcopagia disculus (Deshayes, 1855)
Psammotreta syndesmyoides (Melvill & Standen, 1907)
Psammotreta tellinoides (Lamarck, 1818)
Psammotreta praerupta (Salisbury, 1934)
Psammotreta papyracea (Gmelin, 1791)
Psammotreta intastriata (Say, 1827)
Psammotreta maluccensis (Martens, 1865)
Psammotreta obesa (Deshayes, 1855)
Psammotreta grandis (Hanley, 1844) Grand macoma
Psammotreta aurora (Hanley, 1844)
Psammotreta brevifrons (Say, 1834)
Psammotreta cognata (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1902)
Pristipagia radians (Deshayes, 1854)
Pristipagia adamsii (Bertin, 1878)
Pinguitellina pinguis (Hanley, 1844)
Pinguitellina languida (Smith, 1885)
Pinguitellina casta (Hanley, 1844)
Pistris serricostata (Tokunaga, 1906)
Phyllodina persica (Dall & Simpson, 1901)
Phyllodina squamifera (Deshayes, 1855)
Pharaonella tongana (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Pharaonella rostrata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pharaonella astula (Hedley, 1917)
Peronidia albicans (Gmelin, 1791)
Omala hyalina (Gmelin, 1791)
Nitidotelllina dunkeri Dunker, 1860
Nitidotellina pallidula (Lischke, 1871)
Nitidotellina iridella (Martens, 1865)
Nitidotellina minuta (Lischke, 1872)
Nitidotellina hachiensis Fukuda, Ishikawa, Ito & Haga, 2022
Nitidotellina dunkeri Bernard, Cai & Morton, 1993
Moerella rutila (Dunker, 1860) Red tellin
Moerella philippinarum (Hanley, 1844)
Moerella laperousea Raines & Huber, 2012
Moerella iridescens (Benson, 1842)
Moerella jedoensis (Lischke, 1872) Pink tellin
Moerella huttoni (Smith, 1885)
Moerella donacina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Moerella fragilis Zorina, 1978
Moerella culter (Hanley, 1844)
Merisca subtruncata (Hanley, 1844)
Merisca perplexa (Hanley, 1844)
Merisca piratica (Hedley, 1918)
Merisca margaritina (Lamarck, 1818)
Merisca martinicensis (d'Orbigny, 1853)
Merisca juttingae (Van Regteren Altena, 1965)
Merisca cristallina (Spengler, 1798)
Merisca diaphana (Deshayes, 1854)
Merisca capsoides (Lamarck, 1818) Capsoid tellin
Merisca alerta (Boss, 1964)
Merisca aequistriata (Say, 1824)
Megangulus luteus (Wood, 1828) Alaska great-tellin
Macomona liliana (Iredale, 1915) Large wedge shell
Macomangulus tenuis (da Costa, 1778) Thin-shelled tellina
Macoma yoldiformis Carpenter, 1864 Yoldia macoma
Macoma torelli (Jensen, 1905) Triangular macoma
Macoma uruguayensis (Smith, 1885)
Macoma tageliformis Dall, 1900 Tagelus macoma
Macoma tenta (Say, 1834) Elongate macoma
Macoma simplex (d'Orbigny, 1853)
Macoma secta (Conrad, 1837) White-sand macoma
Macoma sectior Oyama, 1950
Macoma pulleyi Boyer, 1969 Delta macoma
Macoma pseudomera Dall & Simpson, 1901 Mera macoma
Macoma praetexta (Martens, 1865) Marten's Macoma
Macoma phenax Dall, 1900 Cheating macoma
Macoma petalum (Valenciennes, 1821)
Macoma nipponica (Tokunaga, 1906)
Macoma nobilis (Hanley, 1844)
Macoma obliqua (Sowerby, 1817) Oval macoma
Macoma nasuta (Conrad, 1837) Bent-nose macoma
Macoma moluccensis (Martens, 1865)
Macoma moesta (Deshayes, 1855) Flat macoma
Macoma middendorffi Dall, 1884 Middendorff macoma
Macoma mitchelli Dall, 1895 Matagorda macoma
Macoma lucerna (Hanley, 1844)
Macoma melo (Sowerby, 1866) Mediterranean macoma
Macoma loveni (Jensen, 1905) Inflated macoma
Macoma litoralis (Krauss, 1848)
Macoma limula Dall, 1895 Little-file macoma
Macoma lipara Dall, 1916 Sleek macoma
Macoma leptonoidea Dall, 1895
Macoma lama Bartsch, 1929 Aleutian macoma
Macoma irus (Hanley, 1845)
Macoma inquinata (Deshayes, 1855) Pointed macoma
Macoma inornata (Hanley, 1844)
Macoma indifferens Sowerby, 1914
Macoma inconspicua unspecified
Macoma indentata Carpenter, 1864 Indented macoma
Macoma incongrua (Martens, 1865) Incongruous macoma
Macoma golikovi Scarlato & Kafanov, 1988
Macoma galathea (Lamarck, 1818)
Macoma extenuata Dall, 1900 Slender macoma
Macoma fallax Bertin, 1878
Macoma expansa Carpenter, 1864 Expanded macoma
Macoma cumana (Costa, 1829)
Macoma dexioptera Baxter, 1977 Rightwing macoma
Macoma elimata Dunnill & Coan, 1968 Beveled macoma
Macoma constricta (Bruguiere, 1792) Constricted macoma
Macoma crassula (Deshayes, 1855) Thick macoma
Macoma cleryana (d'Orbigny, 1846)
Macoma cerina Adams, 1845 Waxy macoma
Macoma carlottensis Whiteaves, 1880 Charlotte macoma
Macoma candida (Lamarck, 1818)
Macoma calcarea (Gmelin, 1791) Chalky macoma
Macoma brota Dall, 1916 Heavy macoma
Macoma brevifrons (Say, 1834) Short macoma
Macoma biota Arruda & Domaneschi, 2005
Macoma baltica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Macoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758) Baltic macoma
Macoma aurora (Hanley, 1844)
Macoma acolasta Dall, 1921 Morsel macoma
Macoma angusta Smith, 1915
Macalia bruguieri (Hanley, 1844)
Loxoglypta virgulata (Hanley, 1845)
Loxoglypta transculpta (Sowerby III, 1915)
Loxoglypta subpallida (Smith, 1891)
Loxoglypta secunda (Bertin, 1878)
Loxoglypta assimilis (Hanley, 1844)
Loxoglypta balansae (Bertin, 1878)
Leporimetis spectabilis (Hanley, 1844)
Leporimetis obesa (Deshayes, 1855) California fat-tellin
Leporimetis papyracea (Gmelin, 1791)
Leporimetis intastriata (Say, 1826) Atlantic fat-tellin
Laciolina magna (Spengler, 1798)
Laciolina laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Laciolina chloroleuca (Lamark, 1818)
Jitlada arsinoensis (Issel, 1869)
Jactellina transcalpta (Sowerby, 1915)
Jactellina obliquistriata (Sowerby, 1868)
Jactellina obliquaria (Deshayes, 1855)
Jactellina lauta (Gould, 1851)
Jactellina clathrata (Deshayes, 1835)
Indotellina chariessa (Salisbury, 1934)
Herouvalia rapanui Raines & Huber, 2012
Herouvalia caelata (Adams, 1854)
Hemimetis spectabilis (Hanley, 1844)
Hanleyanus oblongus (Gmelin, 1791)
Gastrana contabulata (Deshayes, 1854)
Gastrana fragilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Exotica cygnus (Hanley, 1844)
Fabulina tsichungyeni Scarlato, 1965
Fabulina fabula (Gmelin, 1791) Streaked-shelled tellina
Eurytellina trinitatis Tomlin, 1929
Eurytellina punicea (Born, 1778)
Eurytellina nitens (Adams, 1845)
Eurytellina lineata (Turton, 1819)
Eurytellina guildingii (Hanley, 1844)
Eurytellina conradi (Tryon, 1870)
Eurytellina alternata (Sowerby II, 1867)
Eurytellina angulosa (Gmelin, 1791)
Elliptotellina urinatoria (Suter, 1913)
Elliptotellina americana (Dall, 1900)
Dellius georgianus (Dell, 1964)
Dallitellina rostrata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cymatoica undulata Hanley, 1844
Cymatoica orientalis (Dall, 1890) Western tellin
Coanyax flabellum (Viader, 1951)
Clathrotellina tessellata (Deshayes, 1855)
Clathrotellina tenuilamellata (Smith, 1885)
Clathrotellina pretium (Salisbury, 1934)
Clathrotellina carnicolor (Hanley, 1845)
Clathrotellina elegantissima (Smith, 1885)
Cadella smithi (Lynge, 1909)
Cadella semen (Hanley, 1845)
Cadella narutoensis Habe, 1960
Cadella mauia Dall, Bartsch & Rehdr, 1938
Cadella lubrica (Gould, 1861)
Cadella hainanensis Scarlato, 1965
Cadella delta (Yokoyama, 1922)
Bathyangulus claudia (Melvill & Standen, 1907)
Bartschicoma edgari (Iredale, 1915)
Bartschicoma gaimardi (Iredale, 1915) Angled wedge shell
Asbjornsenia pygmaea (Lovén, 1846)
Ardeamya spenceri (Suter, 1907)
Arcopella balaustina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Arcopella casta (Hanley, 1844)
Arcopagia pudica (Hanley, 1844)
Arcopagia vespuciana (d'Orbigny, 1853) Vespucci tellin
Arcopagia isseli (Adams, 1871)
Arcopagia crassa (Pennant, 1777) Blunt tellin
Arcopagia fausta (Pulteney, 1799)
Apolymetis meyeri (Dunker, 1846)
Apolymetis papyracea (Gmelin, 1791) Paper tellin
Apolymetis lacunosa Chemnitz,
Apolymetis ephippium (Spengler, 1798) Saddle grooved macoma
Angulus vestalioides (Yokoyama, 1920)
Angulus versicolor (DeKay, 1843) Many-colored tellin
Angulus texanus (Dall, 1900)
Angulus tampaensis (Conrad, 1866)
Angulus tenellus Verrill, 1873
Angulus sybariticus (Dall, 1881)
Angulus probinus (Boss, 1964)
Angulus paramerus (Boss, 1964)
Angulus merus (Say, 1834)
Angulus lanceolatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Angulus gibber (Ihering, 1907)
Angulus exerythrus (Boss, 1964)
Angulus euvitreus (Boss, 1964)
Angulus diantha (Boss, 1964)
Angulus corbuloides (Hanley, 1908)
Angulus coloratus (Dall, 1900)
Angulus canonica (Salisbury, 1934)
Angulus camachoi (Macsotay & Campos, 2001)
Angulus agilis (Stimpson, 1857)
Angulus armata (Sowerby, 1868)
Agnomyax nana (Powell, 1958)
Aeretica tomlini (Smith, 1915)
Afsharius asmenus (Melvill & Standen, 1907)
Acorylus gouldii (Hanley, 1846)
Abranda lamprelli Raines & Huber, 2012
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