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Tellina Linnaeus, 1758

138533 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138533)

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  4. Bivalvia
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  7. Euheterodonta
  8. Imparidentia
  9. Cardiida
  10. Tellinoidea
  11. Tellinidae
  12. Tellininae
  13. Tellina
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Tellinidae Blainville, 1814
Tellininae Blainville, 1814

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  1. Species Tellina lactea Linnaeus, 1758 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  2. Subgenus Tellina (Angulus) Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 accepted as Angulus Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Subgenus Tellina (Eurytellina) P. Fischer, 1887 accepted as Eurytellina P. Fischer, 1887 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Tellina (Eurytellina) punicea Born, 1778 accepted as Eurytellina punicea (Born, 1778) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Subgenus Tellina (Fabulina) J. E. Gray, 1851 accepted as Fabulina J. E. Gray, 1851 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Tellina (Fabulina) fabula Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Fabulina fabula (Gmelin, 1791)
    3. Subgenus Tellina (Laciolina) Iredale, 1937 accepted as Laciolina Iredale, 1937 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Tellina (Laciolina) incarnata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Bosemprella incarnata (Linnaeus, 1758)
    4. Subgenus Tellina (Moerella) P. Fischer, 1887 accepted as Moerella P. Fischer, 1887 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Tellina (Moerella) pygmaea Lovén, 1846 accepted as Asbjornsenia pygmaea (Lovén, 1846)
    5. Subgenus Tellina (Nitidotellina) Scarlato, 1965 accepted as Nitidotellina Scarlato, 1965 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    6. Subgenus Tellina (Omala) Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Omala Schumacher, 1817 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    7. Subgenus Tellina (Oudardia) Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Oudardia Monterosato, 1884 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Tellina (Oudardia) compressa (Brocchi, 1814) accepted as Oudardia compressa (Brocchi, 1814) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    8. Subgenus Tellina (Peronaea) Poli, 1791 accepted as Peronaea Poli, 1791 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Tellina (Peronaea) planata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Peronaea planata (Linnaeus, 1758)
    9. Subgenus Tellina (Peronidia) Dall, 1900 accepted as Peronidia Dall, 1900 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Tellina (Peronidia) nitida Poli, 1791 accepted as Peronidia albicans (Gmelin, 1791)
    10. Subgenus Tellina (Quadrans) Bertin, 1878 accepted as Quadrans Bertin, 1878
    11. Subgenus Tellina (Tellinella) Mörch, 1853 accepted as Tellinella Mörch, 1853 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Tellina (Tellinella) pulchella Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Atlantella pulchella (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Moerella pulchella (Lamarck, 1818)
    12. Species Tellina adansoni Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Lasaea adansoni (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
    13. Species Tellina adriatica Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Nucula nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    14. Species Tellina agilis W. Stimpson, 1858 accepted as Ameritella agilis (W. Stimpson, 1858) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    15. Species Tellina albicans Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Peronidia albicans (Gmelin, 1791)
    16. Species Tellina aurora Danilo & Sandri, 1856 accepted as Peronidia albicans (Gmelin, 1791)
    17. Species Tellina balaustina Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Arcopella balaustina (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
    18. Species Tellina balthica Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Macoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
    19. Species Tellina bornii Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Gari fervensis (Gmelin, 1791)
    20. Species Tellina bourguignati Locard, 1886 accepted as Macomangulus tenuis (da Costa, 1778) (synonym)
    21. Species Tellina britannica Tomlin, 1934 accepted as Arcopella balaustina (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
    22. Species Tellina calcarea Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Macoma calcarea (Gmelin, 1791)
    23. Species Tellina cancellata W. Wood, 1828 accepted as Polititapes durus (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior homonym, non Gmelin, 1791)
    24. Species Tellina carnaria Linnaeus, 1758 sensu Pennant, 1777 accepted as Limecola balthica (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Macoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758) (misidentification of Tellina carnaria Linnaeus, 1758)
    25. Species Tellina complanata Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Peronaea planata (Linnaeus, 1758)
    26. Species Tellina compressa Brocchi, 1814 accepted as Oudardia compressa (Brocchi, 1814)
    27. Species Tellina cornubiensis Pennant, 1777 accepted as Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    28. Species Tellina coruscans Scacchi, 1833 accepted as Lyonsia norwegica (Gmelin, 1791)
    29. Species Tellina costae R. A. Philippi, 1836 accepted as Macomopsis pellucida (L. Spengler, 1798) accepted as Macomopsis cumana (O. G. Costa, 1830)
    30. Species Tellina crassa Pennant, 1777 accepted as Arcopagia crassa (Pennant, 1777) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    31. Species Tellina cumana O. G. Costa, 1830 accepted as Macomopsis cumana (O. G. Costa, 1830)
    32. Species Tellina cuspidata Olivi, 1792 accepted as Cuspidaria cuspidata (Olivi, 1792)
    33. Species Tellina daniliana Brusina, 1866 accepted as Tellina incarnata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Bosemprella incarnata (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
    34. Species Tellina denticulata Brusina, 1870 accepted as Serratina serrata (Brocchi, 1814)
    35. Species Tellina depressa Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Tellina incarnata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Bosemprella incarnata (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
    36. Species Tellina depressa Pennant, 1777 accepted as Gari depressa (Pennant, 1777) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    37. Species Tellina digitaria Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Digitaria digitaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
    38. Species Tellina distorta Poli, 1791 accepted as Moerella distorta (Poli, 1791)
    39. Species Tellina divaricata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lucinella divaricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
    40. Species Tellina donacina Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Moerella donacina (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
    41. Species Tellina elliptica Brocchi, 1814 † accepted as Macomopsis elliptica (Brocchi, 1814) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    42. Species Tellina elliptica Scacchi, 1833 accepted as Scacchia oblonga (R. A. Philippi, 1836) (unaccepted > junior homonym, of Tellina elliptica Brocchi, 1814 and several others)
    43. Species Tellina exigua Poli, 1791 accepted as Macomangulus tenuis (da Costa, 1778)
    44. Species Tellina fabula Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Fabulina fabula (Gmelin, 1791)
    45. Species Tellina fabuliformis Locard, 1886 accepted as Fabulina fabula (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
    46. Species Tellina fabulina Locard, 1886 accepted as Fabulina fabula (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
    47. Species Tellina fervensis Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Gari fervensis (Gmelin, 1791)
    48. Species Tellina flexuosa Montagu, 1803 accepted as Thyasira flexuosa (Montagu, 1803) (Original combination)
    49. Species Tellina fragilis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Gastrana fragilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
    50. Species Tellina fusca Poli, 1795 accepted as Laevastarte fusca fusca (Poli, 1795) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    51. Species Tellina gibba Olivi, 1792 accepted as Varicorbula gibba (Olivi, 1792)
    52. Species Tellina hyalina Deshayes, 1835 accepted as Macomangulus tenuis (da Costa, 1778) (synonym)
    53. Species Tellina incarnata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Bosemprella incarnata (Linnaeus, 1758)
    54. Species Tellina inconspicua Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829 accepted as Limecola balthica (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Macoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    55. Species Tellina jugosa T. Brown, 1818 accepted as Gastrana fragilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
    56. Species Tellina lantivyi Payraudeau, 1826 accepted as Moerella donacina (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
    57. Species Tellina lata Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Macoma calcarea (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    58. Species Tellina lineolata Risso, 1826 accepted as Atlantella pulchella (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Moerella pulchella (Lamarck, 1818)
    59. Species Tellina longicallus Scacchi, 1835 accepted as Abra longicallus (Scacchi, 1835)
    60. Species Tellina lucida Deshayes, 1848 accepted as Macomangulus tenuis (da Costa, 1778)
    61. Species Tellina macandrei G. B. Sowerby II, 1867 accepted as Oudardia compressa (Brocchi, 1814)
    62. Species Tellina maculata J. Adams, 1797, sensu W. Turton, 1819 accepted as Arcopagia crassa (Pennant, 1777) (misapplication)
    63. Species Tellina maderiensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1867 accepted as Oudardia compressa (Brocchi, 1814)
    64. Species Tellina mediterranea O. G. Costa, 1830 accepted as Lentidium mediterraneum (O. G. Costa, 1830) (original combination)
    65. Species Tellina melo G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 accepted as Macomopsis melo (G. B. Sowerby II, 1866) (original combination)
    66. Species Tellina naticuta Brusina, 1870 accepted as Varicorbula gibba (Olivi, 1792)
    67. Species Tellina neustriaca Locard, 1886 accepted as Limecola balthica (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Macoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
    68. Species Tellina nitida Poli, 1791 accepted as Peronidia albicans (Gmelin, 1791)
    69. Species Tellina obliqua J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Macoma obliqua (J. Sowerby, 1817) †
    70. Species Tellina olimpica O. G. Costa, 1830 accepted as Varicorbula gibba (Olivi, 1792)
    71. Species Tellina oudardii Payraudeau, 1826 accepted as Tellina compressa Brocchi, 1814 accepted as Oudardia compressa (Brocchi, 1814)
    72. Species Tellina ovalis Requien, 1848 accepted as Peronaea planata (Linnaeus, 1758)
    73. Species Tellina papyracea Poli, 1791 accepted as Thracia phaseolina (Lamarck, 1818) (invalid: published in December 1791 and thus a junior homonym of Tellina papyracea Gmelin, 1791 [before May])
    74. Species Tellina parthenopeana Delle Chiaje, 1830 accepted as Lentidium mediterraneum (O. G. Costa, 1830)
    75. Species Tellina pellucida Brocchi, 1814 accepted as Abra renieri (Bronn, 1831) accepted as Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) (preoccupied by Tellina pellucida Spengler, 1798 )
    76. Species Tellina planata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Peronaea planata (Linnaeus, 1758)
    77. Species Tellina polita Poli, 1791 accepted as Donax variegatus (Gmelin, 1791)
    78. Species Tellina praerupta A. E. Salisbury, 1934 accepted as Psammacoma gubernaculum (Hanley, 1844)
    79. Species Tellina proxima T. Brown, 1839 accepted as Macoma calcarea (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    80. Species Tellina pulchella Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Moerella pulchella (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    81. Species Tellina punicea Born, 1778 accepted as Eurytellina punicea (Born, 1778) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    82. Species Tellina pusilla R. A. Philippi, 1836 accepted as Asbjornsenia pygmaea (Lovén, 1846) (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Tellina pusilla Gmelin, 1791)
    83. Species Tellina pygmaea Lovén, 1846 accepted as Asbjornsenia pygmaea (Lovén, 1846)
    84. Species Tellina radiatula Brusina, 1870 accepted as Donacilla cornea (Poli, 1791)
    85. Species Tellina radula Montagu, 1803 accepted as Lucinoma boreale (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    86. Species Tellina reticulata Linnaeus, 1767, sensu Poli, 1795 accepted as Ctena decussata (O. G. Costa, 1829) (misapplication)
    87. Species Tellina rhomboides Poli, 1791 accepted as Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus, 1767) (synonym)
    88. Species Tellina rotundata Montagu, 1803 accepted as Diplodonta rotundata (Montagu, 1803) (original combination)
    89. Species Tellina rubicincta Römer, 1870 accepted as Atlantella rubicincta (Tryon, 1869) accepted as Moerella rubicincta (Tryon, 1869)
    90. Species Tellina rubicunda A. A. Gould, 1845 accepted as Atlantella rubicincta (Tryon, 1869) accepted as Moerella rubicincta (Tryon, 1869) (unaccepted > junior homonym, of Tellina rubicunda Röding, 1798)
    91. Species Tellina rubra da Costa, 1778 accepted as Limecola balthica (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Macoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)
    92. Species Tellina rubrohyalina Brusina, 1870 accepted as Tellina incarnata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Bosemprella incarnata (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
    93. Species Tellina sabulosa Mörch, 1857 accepted as Macoma calcarea (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
    94. Species Tellina semidentata Scacchi, 1833 accepted as Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
    95. Species Tellina serrata Brocchi, 1814 accepted as Serratina serrata (Brocchi, 1814) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    96. Species Tellina serratula Brusina, 1870 accepted as Arcopella balaustina (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
    97. Species Tellina sinuosa Gmelin, 1791 sensu Brusina, 1870 accepted as Kellia suborbicularis (Montagu, 1803)
    98. Species Tellina solidula Pulteney, 1799 accepted as Macoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    99. Species Tellina sordida Couthouy, 1838 accepted as Macoma calcarea (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    100. Species Tellina squalida Pulteney, 1799 accepted as Tellina incarnata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Bosemprella incarnata (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
    101. Species Tellina striatula Olivi, 1792 accepted as Gastrana fragilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
    102. Species Tellina striatula Calcara, 1840 accepted as Oudardia compressa (Brocchi, 1814) (synonym)
    103. Species Tellina strigilata R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Oudardia compressa (Brocchi, 1814) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, invalid; not Spengler, 1798)
    104. Species Tellina subulosa L. Spengler, 1798 accepted as Macoma calcarea (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
    105. Species Tellina sulcata W. Wood, 1815 accepted as Serratina fissa (L. Spengler, 1798)
    106. Species Tellina tenella (A. E. Verrill, 1874) accepted as Ameritella tenella (A. E. Verrill, 1873)
    107. Species Tellina tenuis da Costa, 1778 accepted as Macomangulus tenuis (da Costa, 1778)
    108. Species Tellina togata Poli, 1791 accepted as Solemya togata (Poli, 1791) (original combination)
    109. Species Tellina trifasciata Linnaeus, 1758, sensu Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Gari fervensis (Gmelin, 1791) (misapplication)
    110. Species Tellina trifasciata Linnaeus, 1758, sensu Pennant, 1777 (unaccepted, misapplication)
    111. Species Tellina trigona Scacchi, 1835 (unaccepted, original combination)
    112. Species Tellina unicostalis Deshayes, 1835 (unaccepted, synonym)
    113. Species Tellina valtonis Hanley, 1844 (unaccepted, original combination)
    114. Species Tellina variabilis Donovan, 1801 (unaccepted)
    115. Species Tellina variegata Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
    116. Species Tellina versicolor De Kay, 1843 (unaccepted, original combination)
    117. Species Tellina vinacea Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    118. Species Tellina vitrea Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    119. Species Tellina zonata Gmelin, 1791, sensu Dillwyn, 1817 (unaccepted, misapplication)
    120. Subgenus Tellina (Serratina) Pallary, 1920 (alternative representation)
      1. Species Tellina (Serratina) serrata Brocchi, 1814 accepted as Serratina serrata (Brocchi, 1814)
      2. Species Tellina (Serratina) sulcata W. Wood, 1815 accepted as Serratina fissa (L. Spengler, 1798)
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    Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
    MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138533 on 2026-07-17
    Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Tellina Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138533 on 2026-07-17
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    2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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    Gofas, Serge
    2013-03-31 09:47:20Z
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    2018-07-14 05:03:34Z
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    Bouchet, Philippe

    original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

    basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

    basis of record Keen A.M. 1969. Superfamily Tellinacea. Pp. N613-N643, <i>In</i> R.C. Moore (ed.), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part N: Mollusca 6, Bivalvia. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence.
    page(s): N613 [details] 

    additional source Nazneen, S. & Begum, F. (1988). Hydrological studies of Lyari River. <em>Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research.</em> 31(1): 26-29.
    page(s): 28; note: Unidentified species [details] Available for editors  PDF available

    additional source Martens, E. von. (1874). Bemerkungen zu Römer's Monographie der Gattung <i>Tellina</i>. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 21: 166-177., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15918799 [details] 

    subsequent type designation Schmidt F.C. 1818, Versuch über die beste Einrichtung zur Aufstellung: Behandlung und Aufbewahrung der verschiedenen Naturkörper und gegen?tände der Kunst, vorzüglich der Conchylien-Sammlungen, nebst kurzer Beurtheilung der conchyliologischen Systeme und Schriften und einer tabellarischen Zusammenstellung und Vergleichung der sechs besten und neuesten conchyliologischen Systeme. Gotha, J. Perth, 252 pp. , available online at http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015061903053#view=1up;seq=15
    page(s): 51 [details] 
    		 
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