basis of record: Coan E.V. & Valentich-Scott P. (2010) Three new species of Tellina (Bivalvia, Tellinidae) from the Panamic Province. Zootaxa 2715: 55-58. [details]
from synonym: 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] [view taxon]
Citation: Bouchet, P. (2013). Tellina nicoyana Hertlein & Strong, 1949. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=550471 on 2013-05-24