WoRMS taxon details
Tellina tenuis da Costa, 1778
AphiaID: 141595
AphiaID: 141595
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Veneroida (Order) > Tellinoidea (Superfamily) > Tellinidae (Family) > Tellina (Genus) |
| Status |  unaccepted (original combination) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accepted name | Angulus tenuis (da Costa, 1778) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Tellina Linnaeus, 1758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in IMIS) page(s): 52 [details] additional source: Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Environment | marine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Bizerte Lagoon [details] Boughrara Lagoon [details] Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Goote Bank [details] Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Gulf of Gabès [details] Irish Exclusive economic Zone [details] Kerkennah Islands [details] Oostduinkerke [details] Tunis Gulf [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Wimereux [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feedingtype | deposit feeder [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Biodiversity Heritage Library (253 publications) To CLEMAM To Encyclopedia of Life To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales To Marine Species Identification Portal To PESI To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Biology: Spawning occurs in June-August. T. tenuis most probably has a pelagic larval stage. Longevity is reported to be about five years. The species usually lies on the left valve, a few centimetres below the sediment-surface. its burrowing depth depends on the tide and exceeds 10 cm at low tide (Tebble, 1966; Wolff, 1973; Fish & Fish, 1989). T. tenuis is a suspension feeder with tendencies to selective deposit-feeding. lt takes vegetable detritus, but diatoms may also occur in the gut. Young flatfish often feed on the tips of the protruding siphons, which are subsequently regenerated (Wolff, 1973; Fish & Fish, 1989). T tenuis is sensitive to low winter temperatures and therefore shows low nurnbers after cold winters (Beukerna, 1979; Beukema & Essink, 1986). [details] Description: A thin, strongly flattened shell with an irregular oval shape. Front edge broadly rounded, back edge tapering in a clear angle. The back is somewhat less acuminate than in the Tellina fabula. The shell surface is practically smooth with only fine growth lines. Measures up to 30 mm long. The colour varies from white with dark colour bands to pinkish red. [details] Distribution: Tellina tenuis was found in both periods in the western near-coastal zone. In addition, the species was also observed in the area of the Hinder Banks, but only in the 1994-2001 period. The frequency of occurrence in both periods was relatively low and the species never reached high density levels (maximum 30 ind./m2). [details] Distribution: T. tenuis does not occur in the offshore parts of the North Sea, but is restricted to a narrow zone along the coast, the Wadden Sea, the Oosterschelde and part of the Westerschelde. [details] Habitat: T. tenuis generale inhabits fine, clean sand, with low percentages of silt. [details] Habitat: Tellina tenuis occurs in a wide range of sediments: median grain size of 150 to 500 μm. The main restrictive factor appears to be the mud content: the species only occurs in sediments with a mud content < 20%. The relative occurrence of 10% in sediments with a mud content of 40-50% is considered an outlier and hence seen as unreliable. [details] Morphology: A brittle, somewhat flattened shell. The right valve is slightly larger than the left one. lt is nearly oval in outline and measures up to 25 mm in length. The shell is covered with fine concentric lines. The growth stages are clear. The colour is very variable, including white, shades of pink, yellow, and orange, often arranged in distinct bands. The inside of the shell is coloured like the outside, but normally fainter (Tebble, 1966; Fish & Fish, 1989; Hayward & Ryland, 1990). [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Sartori, A.; Rosenberg, G.; Gofas, S. (2013). Tellina tenuis da Costa, 1778. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141595 on 2013-05-21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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