MSBIAS taxon details
Fabulina fabula (Gmelin, 1791)
146907 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146907)
accepted
Species
Angulus fabula (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Tellina (Fabulina) fabula Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Tellina fabula Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Tellina fabula Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3239 [details]
page(s): 3239 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Fabulina fabula (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146907 on 2026-05-02
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Fabulina fabula (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146907 on 2026-05-02
Date
action
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original description
(of Tellina fabula Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3239 [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); (2013). Data collected during the expeditions of the e-learning projects Expedition Zeeleeuw and Planet Ocean. [details]
basis of record Hayward, P. J.; Nelson-Smith, A.; Shields, C. (1996). Collins pocket guide: sea shore of Britain and Europe. <em>Collins pocket guides. Harper-Collins Publishers: London, UK. ISBN 0-00-219955-6.</em> 352 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
status source Huber, M.; Langleit, A.; Kreipl, K. (2015). Tellinidae. Pp. 167-297, 564-746. In: M. Huber, <i>Compendium of bivalves</i> 2 A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 907 pp. [details]
page(s): 3239 [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); (2013). Data collected during the expeditions of the e-learning projects Expedition Zeeleeuw and Planet Ocean. [details]
basis of record Hayward, P. J.; Nelson-Smith, A.; Shields, C. (1996). Collins pocket guide: sea shore of Britain and Europe. <em>Collins pocket guides. Harper-Collins Publishers: London, UK. ISBN 0-00-219955-6.</em> 352 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
status source Huber, M.; Langleit, A.; Kreipl, K. (2015). Tellinidae. Pp. 167-297, 564-746. In: M. Huber, <i>Compendium of bivalves</i> 2 A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 907 pp. [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | bean-like tellin | [details] |
BIOTIC
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Tellina fabula Gmelin, 1791)
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (213 publications) (from synonym Tellina fabula Gmelin, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Angulus fabula (Gmelin, 1791))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Fabulina fabula)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To Malacopics (Fabulina fabula (Gmelin, 1791) Netherlands, Friesland, Terschelling, beachmarker 11,...
To Malacopics (Fabulina fabula (Gmelin, 1791) Netherlands, Friesland, Terschelling, beachmarker 11,...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales (from synonym Tellina fabula Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina fabula Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Angulus fabula (Gmelin, 1791))
To PESI (from synonym Tellina (Fabulina) fabula Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI
To ITIS
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Tellina fabula Gmelin, 1791)
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (213 publications) (from synonym Tellina fabula Gmelin, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Angulus fabula (Gmelin, 1791))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Fabulina fabula)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To Malacopics (Fabulina fabula (Gmelin, 1791) Netherlands, Friesland, Terschelling, beachmarker 11,...
To Malacopics (Fabulina fabula (Gmelin, 1791) Netherlands, Friesland, Terschelling, beachmarker 11,...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales (from synonym Tellina fabula Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina fabula Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Angulus fabula (Gmelin, 1791))
To PESI (from synonym Tellina (Fabulina) fabula Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI
To ITIS