Tellinella oblonga Sowerby 1846 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Alternative combinations: Tellina oblonga, Tellinides oblonga

Belongs to Tellinella according to M. Griffin and S. N. Nielsen 2008

Sister taxa: Tellina (Tellinella) canaliculata, Tellina (Tellinella) chipolana, Tellina (Tellinella) insurata, Tellina (Tellinella) listeri, Tellina (Tellinella) protera, Tellina (Tellinella) reflexa, Tellina (Tellinella) strophia, Tellina (Tellinella) tenuilineata, Tellina (Tellinella) tricarinata, Tellina (Tellinella) virgata, Tellina (Tellinella) waltonensis, Tellinella rovala

Type specimen: NHM-L27961, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tellinella oblonga in the database

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