WoRMS name details
Tellina (Tellina) Linnaeus, 1758
746860 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:746860)
alternate representation
Subgenus
Tellina radiata Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Species Tellina (Tellina) petitiana d'Orbigny, 1845 accepted as Ardeamya petitiana (d'Orbigny, 1845)
Species Tellina (Tellina) brasiliana Spengler, 1798 represented as Tellina brasiliana Spengler, 1798
Species Tellina (Tellina) iheringi Dall, 1900 represented as Tellina iheringi Dall, 1900
Species Tellina (Tellina) radiata Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Tellina radiata Linnaeus, 1758
Species Tellina (Tellina) brasiliana Spengler, 1798 represented as Tellina brasiliana Spengler, 1798
Species Tellina (Tellina) iheringi Dall, 1900 represented as Tellina iheringi Dall, 1900
Species Tellina (Tellina) radiata Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Tellina radiata Linnaeus, 1758
marine
Not documented
Taxonomy In the most restricted sense, the genus Tellina comprises a small number of Western Atlantic species related to the type...
Taxonomy In the most restricted sense, the genus Tellina comprises a small number of Western Atlantic species related to the type Tellina radiata. Otherwise the generic name is widely used as a catchall for a large number of species belonging to the subfamily Tellininae and distributed worldwide, which are in need of taxonomic revision. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tellina (Tellina) Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746860 on 2022-05-16
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basis of record
Boss K.J. 1966. The subfamily Tellininae in the Western Atlantic. The genus <i>Tellina</i> (I). <i>Johnsonia</i>, 4(45): 217-272, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41113671
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page(s): 234 [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy In the most restricted sense, the genus Tellina comprises a small number of Western Atlantic species related to the type Tellina radiata. Otherwise the generic name is widely used as a catchall for a large number of species belonging to the subfamily Tellininae and distributed worldwide, which are in need of taxonomic revision. [details]
