WoRMS taxon details
Tellinella virgata (Linnaeus, 1758)
575774 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:575774)
accepted
Species
Tellina (Tellinella) virgata Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Tellina jubar Hanley, 1844 · unaccepted
Tellina marginalis Dillwyn, 1817 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tellina subrubicunda Martyn, 1784 · unaccepted (unavailable name, published in a...)
unavailable name, published in a work rejected by ICZN Opinion 456
Tellina virgata Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Tellina virgata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Tellinella virgata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575774 on 2026-06-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Tellina virgata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Tellina subrubicunda Martyn, 1784) Martyn, T. (1784-1787). The universal conchologist, exhibiting the figure of every known shells. London, published by the author. 4 vols. 40 pp., 80 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41889680 [details]
original description (of Tellina marginalis Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): p. 74. [details]
basis of record Higo, S.; Callomon, P.; Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
page(s): 482 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]original description (of Tellina subrubicunda Martyn, 1784) Martyn, T. (1784-1787). The universal conchologist, exhibiting the figure of every known shells. London, published by the author. 4 vols. 40 pp., 80 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41889680 [details]
original description (of Tellina marginalis Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): p. 74. [details]
basis of record Higo, S.; Callomon, P.; Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
page(s): 482 [details] Available for editors
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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]
Other
additional source
Xu F.-S. [Fengshan] & Zhang J.-L. [Junlong]. (2018). <i>Fauna Sinica</i>. Invertebrata vol. 57: Mollusca. Bivalvia. Tellinidae, Semelidae. Beijing: Science Press. 236 pp. 15 pls.
page(s): 32, pl. 1 fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 32, pl. 1 fig. 1 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | virgate tellinstriped tellin | [details] |
| German | Jungfräuliche TellmuschelGestreifte Tellmuschel | [details] |
| Japanese | ニッコウガイ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Tellina jubar Hanley, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (151 publications) (from synonym Tellina virgata Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Tellina (Tellinella) virgata Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tellinella virgata)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Tellina virgata Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Tellinella virgata (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, Queensland, Portstown, low tide, col...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Tellina virgata Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (151 publications) (from synonym Tellina virgata Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Tellina (Tellinella) virgata Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tellinella virgata)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Tellina virgata Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Tellinella virgata (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, Queensland, Portstown, low tide, col...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Tellina virgata Linnaeus, 1758)
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