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Tellinidae Blainville, 1814 
AphiaID: 235

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Veneroida (Order) > Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Tellinoidea
Synonymised
taxa
  Macominae Olsson, 1961
Tellininae
Sources  additional source: Bieler R., Carter J.G. & Coan E.V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia 52(2): 1-184. [details]

redescription: Coan E.V. & Valentich-Scott P. (2012) Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Dutch platschelpen  [details]
English tellins  [details]
Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Genus Abranda Iredale, 1924
Genus Aenigmotellina Matsukuma, 1989
Genus Aeretica Dall, 1900
Genus Agnomyax Stewart, 1930
Genus Angulus Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Genus Apolymetis Salisbury, 1929
Genus Arcopagia Brown, 1827
Genus Arcopella Thiele, 1934
Genus Bathytellina Kuroda & Habe, 1958
Genus Cadella Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
Genus Clathrotellina Thiele, 1934
Genus Cyclotellina Cossmann, 1886
Genus Cymatoica Dall, 1889
Genus Dallitellina Afshar, 1969
Genus Elliptotellina Cossmann, 1886
Genus Eurytellina P. Fischer, 1887
Genus Exotica Jousseaume in Lamy, 1918
Genus Gastrana Schumacher, 1817
Genus Hemimetis Thiele, 1934
Genus Herouvalia Cossmann, 1892
Genus Heteromacoma Habe, 1952
Genus Homalina Stoliczka, 1870
Genus Jactellina Iredale, 1929
Genus Laciolina Iredale, 1937
Genus Leporimetis Iredale, 1930
Genus Loxoglypta Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
Genus Macalia H. Adams, 1861
Genus Macoma Leach, 1819
Genus Macomona Finlay, 1926
Genus Megangulus Afshar, 1969
Genus Moerella P. Fischer, 1887
Genus Nitidotellina Scarlato, 1961
Genus Obtellina Iredale, 1929
Genus Omala Schumacher, 1817
Genus Peronaea Poli, 1791
Genus Pharaonella Lamy, 1918
Genus Phylloda Schumacher, 1817
Genus Pinguitellina Iredale, 1927
Genus Pistris Thiele, 1934
Genus Pristipagia Iredale, 1936
Genus Psammotreta Dall, 1900
Genus Pseudarcopagia Bertin, 1878
Genus Pulvinus Scarlato, 1965
Genus Quadrans Bertin, 1878
Genus Quidnipagus Iredale, 1929
Genus Scissula Dall, 1900
Genus Scissulina Dall, 1924
Genus Scutarcopagia Pilsbry, 1918
Genus Semelangulus Iredale, 1924
Genus Serratina Pallary, 1922
Genus Strigilla Turton, 1822
Genus Tellidora H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856
Genus Tellina Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Tellinangulus Thiele, 1934
Genus Tellinella Mörch, 1853
Genus Tellinides Lamarck, 1818
Genus Tellinota Iredale, 1936
Genus Temnoconcha Dall, 1921

Subfamily Macominae Olsson, 1961 represented as Tellinidae Blainville, 1814 (alternate representation)
Subfamily Tellininae represented as Tellinidae Blainville, 1814 (alternate representation)

Genus Acorylus Olsson & Harbison, 1953 accepted as Tellina (Acorylus) Olsson & Harbison, 1953 represented as Tellina Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Arcopaginula Lamy, 1918 accepted as Tellina Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Ardeamya Olsson, 1961 accepted as Psammotreta Dall, 1900
Genus Cydippina Dall, 1900 accepted as Psammotreta Dall, 1900
Genus Elpidollina Olsson, 1961 accepted as Tellina (Elpidollina) Olsson, 1961 represented as Tellina Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Fabulina Gray, 1851 accepted as Angulus Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Genus Florimetis Olsson & Harbison, 1953 accepted as Leporimetis Iredale, 1930
Genus Fragilia Deshayes, 1845 accepted as Gastrana Schumacher, 1817
Genus Limecola Leach in Brown, 1844 accepted as Macoma Leach, 1819
Genus Limicola Leach, 1852 accepted as Macoma Leach, 1819
Genus Lyratellina Olsson, 1961 accepted as Merisca Dall, 1900 accepted as Tellina (Merisca) Dall, 1900 represented as Tellina Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Merisca Dall, 1900 accepted as Tellina (Merisca) Dall, 1900 represented as Tellina Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Metis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856 accepted as Apolymetis Salisbury, 1929
Genus Moera H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856 accepted as Moerella P. Fischer, 1887
Genus Oudardia Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Tellina Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Phyllodina Dall, 1900 accepted as Tellina (Phyllodina) Dall, 1900 represented as Tellina Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Pilsbrymetis Afshar, 1969 accepted as Leporimetis Iredale, 1930
Genus Pinguimacoma Iredale, 1936 accepted as Macoma (Pinguimacoma) Iredale, 1936 represented as Macoma Leach, 1819
Genus Pisostrigilla Olsson, 1961 accepted as Strigilla (Pisostrigilla) Olsson, 1961 represented as Strigilla Turton, 1822
Genus Polymetis Salisbury, 1929 accepted as Apolymetis Salisbury, 1929
Genus Pristis Jousseaume in Lamy, 1918 accepted as Pistris Thiele, 1934
Genus Psammacoma Dall, 1900 accepted as Macoma (Psammacoma) Dall, 1900 represented as Macoma Leach, 1819
Genus Psammothalia Olsson, 1961 accepted as Temnoconcha Dall, 1921
Genus Pseudometis Lamy, 1918 accepted as Psammotreta Dall, 1900
Genus Punipagia Iredale, 1930 accepted as Abranda Iredale, 1924
Genus Quodrans accepted as Quadrans Bertin, 1878
Genus Rexithaerus Tryon, 1869 accepted as Macoma (Rexithaerus) Tryon, 1869 represented as Macoma Leach, 1819
Genus Roemerilla Afshar, 1969 accepted as Strigilla Turton, 1822
Genus Rombergia Dall, 1900 accepted as Strigilla Turton, 1822
Genus Salmacoma Iredale, 1929 accepted as Macoma (Salmacoma) Iredale, 1929 represented as Macoma Leach, 1819
Genus Schumacheria Cossmann, 1902 accepted as Psammotreta Dall, 1900
Genus Scrobiculina Dall, 1900 accepted as Psammotreta Dall, 1900
Genus Simplistrigilla Olsson, 1961 accepted as Strigilla (Simplistrigilla) Olsson, 1961 represented as Strigilla Turton, 1822
Genus Striotellina Thiele, 1934 accepted as Serratina Pallary, 1922
Genus Tellinidella Hertlein & Strong, 1949 accepted as Tellina (Tellinidella) Hertlein & Strong, 1949 represented as Tellina Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Tellinimactra Lamy, 1918 accepted as Psammotreta Dall, 1900
Genus Tellinungula Roemer, 1873 accepted as Macalia H. Adams, 1861
Genus Uncidens Coen, 1934 accepted as Gastrana Schumacher, 1817
Environment marine
Feedingtypes  deposit feeder: surface [details]
interface grazer [details]
suspension feeder: facultative [details]
Links To GenBank
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Note  Classification: The separation into genera of the family Tellinidae is a point of discussion. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:235
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  db_admin
2011-03-19 11:16:20Z  checked  Bouchet, Philippe
  
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  Citation: Bouchet, P. (2013). Tellinidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=235 on 2013-05-25
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