WoRMS name details
Tellina (Merisca) Dall, 1900
550525 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:550525)
unaccepted > superseded rank
Subgenus
- Species Tellina (Merisca) aequistriata Say, 1824 accepted as Serratina aequistriata (Say, 1824) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Tellina (Merisca) alerta Boss, 1964 accepted as Serratina alerta (Boss, 1964)
- Species Tellina (Merisca) brevirostris Deshayes, 1855 accepted as Serratina brevirostris (Deshayes, 1855)
- Species Tellina (Merisca) cristallina L. Spengler, 1798 accepted as Merisca cristallina (L. Spengler, 1798)
- Species Tellina (Merisca) juttingae (van Regteren Altena, 1965) accepted as Lyratellina juttingae van Regteren Altena, 1965 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Tellina (Merisca) martensi Lynge, 1909 accepted as Cadella martensi (Lynge, 1909)
- Species Tellina (Merisca) martinicensis A. d'Orbigny, 1853 accepted as Serratina martinicensis (A. d'Orbigny, 1853)
- Species Tellina (Merisca) proclivis Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1949 accepted as Serratina martinicensis (A. d'Orbigny, 1853)
- Species Tellina (Merisca) reclusa Dall, 1900 accepted as Serratina reclusa (Dall, 1900) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Tellina (Merisca) rhynchoscuta Olsson, 1961 accepted as Merisca cristallina (L. Spengler, 1798)
- Species Tellina (Merisca) steinbecki Coan & Valentich-Scott, 2010 accepted as Serratina steinbecki (Coan & Valentich-Scott, 2010)
- Species Tellina (Merisca) lamellata P. P. Carpenter, 1855 represented as Tellina lamellata P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Semele jovis (Reeve, 1853)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Dall, W. H. (1900). Synopsis of the family Tellinidae and of the North American species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 23 (1210): 285-326, pls 2-4., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7512126
page(s): 290 [details]
page(s): 290 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tellina (Merisca) Dall, 1900. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=550525 on 2025-11-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Dall, W. H. (1900). Synopsis of the family Tellinidae and of the North American species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 23 (1210): 285-326, pls 2-4., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7512126
page(s): 290 [details]
basis of record Coan E.V. & Valentich-Scott P. (2010) Three new species of <i>Tellina</i> (Bivalvia, Tellinidae) from the Panamic Province. <i>Zootaxa</i> 2715: 55-58., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2715.1.4 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 290 [details]
basis of record Coan E.V. & Valentich-Scott P. (2010) Three new species of <i>Tellina</i> (Bivalvia, Tellinidae) from the Panamic Province. <i>Zootaxa</i> 2715: 55-58., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2715.1.4 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Keen A.M. 1969. Superfamily Tellinacea. Pp. N613-N643, <i>In</i> R.C. Moore (ed.), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part N: Mollusca 6, Bivalvia. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence.
page(s): N617 [details]
page(s): N617 [details]
