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Tellinoidea

Bivalvia - Cardiida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Tellinacea Blainville
1904Tellinacea Glenn p. 291
1931Tellinacea Olsson p. 63
1980Tellinacea Vokes p. 141
1984Tellinacea Squires p. 50
1987Tellinacea Squires p. 68
1987Tellinacea Ward and Blackwelder p. 130
1989Tellinacea Saul p. 191
1992Tellinoidea Ward p. 96
2000Tellinoidea Coan et al. pp. 258, 259
2006Tellinoidea Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 232
2006Tellinoidea Rosenberg et al.
2009Tellinoidea Nevesskaja
2010Tellinoidea Bouchet et al.
2011Tellinoidea Carter et al. p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Tellinoidea Blainville 1814
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Fm. Donacidae Fleming 1828
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G. †Adelodonax Saul 1989
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†Adelodonax altus Gabb 1864
†Adelodonax tectus Saul 1989
G. Deltachion Iredale 1930
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†Deltachion dixoni Tate 1887
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†Donax brazieri Smith 1892
G. Donax Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Donax (Capsella) Gray 1851
Subg. Donax (Cuneus) da Costa 1778
Subg. Donax (Donax) Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Donax laevigata Reeve 1844 [replaced]
†Donax (Donax) parinensis Olsson 1928
Subg. Donax (Hecuba) Schumacher 1817
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Subg. Donax (Latona) Schumacher 1817
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†Donax (Latona) capparis Olsson 1928
†Donax (Latona) cuneatus Linnaeus 1758
†Donax (Latona) faba Gmelin 1791
†Donax (Latona) parisiensis Deshayes 1857
†Donax (Latona) prosopsis Olsson 1928
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Invalid names: Donax punaensis Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 [synonym]
†Paradonax petersoni Olsson 1931
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Invalid names: Donax roemeri Philippi 1849 [synonym]
Subg. †Donax (Tembrockia) Gründel 1980
†Donax acutus Deshayes 1857
Donax asper Olsson 1961
†Donax bezanconi Cossmann 1883
Donax carinatus Hanley 1843
†Donax carinatus palaius Woodring 1982
†Donax cuneatus Linnaeus 1758
†Donax deltoides Lamarck 1818
Donax denticulatus Linnaeus 1758
†Donax faba Gmelin 1791
Donax flexuosus Gould 1853
Donax fossor Say 1822
†Donax foucardi Deshayes 1857
†Donax funerata Conrad 1848
†Donax gonioides Woodring 1982
†Donax haughtoni Carrington and Kensley 1969
Donax hilairea Guerin 1832
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Invalid names: Donax hanleyanus Philippi 1845 [synonym]
†Donax idoneus Conrad 1872
†Donax incerta Deshayes 1857
†Donax latus Gabb 1869
Donax obesulus Reeve 1854
†Donax petersoni Olsson 1931
Donax politus Poli 1791
Donax rugosus Linnaeus 1758
†Donax scrippsensis Hanna 1927
†Donax securiformis Dunker 1846
Donax serra Roding 1798
Donax striatus Linnaeus 1767
Donax texasianus Philippi 1847
†Donax triangulata Anderson and Martin 1914
†Donax trigonulus Deshayes 1857
†Donax trueloides Gardner 1947
Donax trunculus Linnaeus 1758
†Donax veneriformis Lamarck 1818
Donax vittatus da Costa 1778
†Donax wiedenmayeri Hodson and Hodson 1931
G. †Egerella
G. Hemidonax Mörch 1871
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†Hemidonax pictus Tryon 1870
G. †Notodonax Feruglio 1935
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Subg. †Notodonax (Aliodonax) Saul 1989
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Subg. †Notodonax (Protodonax) Vokes 1945
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G. Plebidonax Iredale 1930
G. †Protodonax Vokes 1945
G. Tentidonax Iredale 1930
Fm. †Icanotiidae Casey 1961
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G. †Icanotia Stoliczka 1870
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†Icanotia californica Squires and Saul 2006
G. †Scittila
Fm. Psammobiidae Fleming 1828
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Subfm. Capsinae Stoliczka 1870
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G. Capsa Bruguière 1797
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†Capsa minima Deshayes 1857
G. Gari Schumacher 1817
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Subg. Gari (Gari) Schumacher 1817
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Gari (Gari) pallida Deshayes 1855
Gari (Gari) vulgaris Schumacher 1817
Subg. †Gari (Garum)
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†Gari (Garum) dutemplis Deshayes 1857
†Gari (Garum) rudis Lamarck 1806
†Garum consobrinum Deshayes 1857
†Garum sinuosum Traub 1938
Subg. Gari (Gobraeus) Brown 1844
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†Gari (Gobraeus) columbiana Weaver and Palmer 1922
†Gari (Gobraeus) cowlitzensis Weaver and Palmer 1922
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Invalid names: Gari edentula Gabb 1869 [synonym]
†Gari (Gobraeus) listrota Woodring 1982
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†Gari (Gobraeus) loustauae Cossmann 1906
Gari (Gobraeus) maxima Deshayes 1855
†Gari (Gobraeus) texta Gabb 1864
Subg. †Gari (Grammatomya) Dall 1828
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†Gari (Psammobia) patagonica Philippi 1887
†Psammobia auriformis von Koenen 1897
†Psammobia bervillei Deshayes 1857
†Psammobia burmeisteri Ihering 1907
†Psammobia caillati Deshayes 1857
†Psammobia cerasia Dall 1916
†Psammobia cuisensis Cossmann 1883
†Psammobia cylindrica Dickerson 1914
†Psammobia debilis Deshayes 1857
†Psammobia donacilla Deshayes 1857
†Psammobia eborea Conrad 1833
Psammobia ferroensis Chemnitz 1782
†Psammobia filosa Conrad 1833
†Psammobia gubernatoria Glenn 1904
†Psammobia inaequilateralis Cossmann 1882
†Psammobia inconspicua Forbes 1846
†Psammobia jonesi Hislop 1859
†Psammobia kingi Noetling 1901
†Psammobia lamarckii Deshayes 1857
†Psammobia lintea Conrad 1848
†Psammobia neglecta Deshayes 1857
†Psammobia obscura White 1889
†Psammobia papyria Conrad 1848
†Psammobia plana Deshayes 1860
†Psammobia spathula Deshayes 1857
Psammobia tellinella Lamarck 1818
†Psammobia tenuicula Deshayes 1857
†Psammobia vaudini Deshayes 1857
Psammobia vespertina Chemnitz 1782
Subg. Gari (Psammocola) Blainville 1824
†Gari aequalis Tate 1885
†Gari brouwersae Marincovich, Jr. 1993
†Gari maculosa Lamarck 1818
†Gari martini Dickerson 1917
†Gari olequahensis Weaver and Palmer 1922
†Gari squamosa Lamarck 1818
†Gari weinkauffi Crosse 1864
Invalid names: Capsella Deshayes 1855 [synonym]
G. Heterodonax Morch 1853
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G. Nuttallia Dall 1900
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Nuttallia alata Gabb 1866
†Nuttallia howardi Dickerson 1915
Nuttallia nuttallii Conrad 1837
†Nuttallia salina Roth and Guruswami-Naidu 1978
†Nuttallia toulai Hertlein and Jordan 1927
Invalid names: Hainania Scarlato 1965 [synonym]
Subfm. †Psammobiinae Fleming 1828
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G. Asaphis Modeer 1793
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†Asaphis centenaria Conrad 1833
Asaphis deflorata Linnaeus 1758
†Asaphis delicatus Weisbord 1929
†Asaphis undulata Gabb 1864
†Asaphis violascens Forsskål 1775
G. †Heteroglypta Martens 1880
G. †Liodonax
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†Macrosolen cyclopeus Brongniart 1823
G. Psammotella Herrmannsen 1852
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Psammotella bertini Pilsbry and Lowe 1932
Psammotella cruenta Lightfoot 1786
Subfm. †Sanguinolariinae Grant 1931
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G. Psammotellina Fischer 1887
G. Soletellina Blainville 1824 [sunset shell]
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G. †Sinopsammobia Li et al. 1982
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†Sinopsammobia ovalis Li et al. 1982
Invalid names: Azoridae Leach 1852 [synonym], Garinae Stoliczka 1870 [empty]
Fm. †Quenstedtiidae Cox 1929
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G. †Quenstedtia Morris 1854
Fm. Semelidae Stoliczka 1870
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G. Abra Lamarck 1818 [abra]
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Subg. Abra (Abra) Lamarck 1818
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†Abra (Abra) petropolitana Stenzel 1957
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†Abra (Syndosmya) cygnea Jeffery and Tracey 1997
†Syndosmya deltoidea Deshayes 1857
†Syndosmya depressa Deshayes 1857
†Syndosmya difficialis Deshayes 1857
†Syndosmya exilis Deshayes 1857
†Syndosmya lamberti Deshayes 1857
†Syndosmya macrodonta Deshayes 1857
†Syndosmya media Deshayes 1857
†Syndosmya obtusa Deshayes 1857
†Syndosmya striatula Deshayes 1857
Abra aequalis Say 1822
Abra alba Wood 1802
Abra angulata Holmes 1860
†Abra antwerpiensis Glibert 1945
†Abra deshayesi Bosquet 1864
†Abra fabalis Wood 1850
†Abra marylandica Glenn 1904
†Abra nitens Lea 1833
†Abra obovalis Wood 1840
†Abra recluzii Deshayes 1857
†Abra suessoniensis Deshayes 1857
Abra uruguayensis Pilsbry 1897
G. Cumingia Sowerby I 1833
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†Cumingia keittensis Harris 1919
Cumingia lamellosa Sowerby 1833
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Invalid names: Cumingia adamsi Carpenter 1864 [synonym], Cumingia coarctata Sowerby 1833 [synonym], Cumingia moulinsii Folin 1867 [synonym], Cumingia trigonularis Sowerby 1833 [synonym]
†Cumingia medialis Conrad 1866
G. Ervilia Turton 1822
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Ervilia castanea Montagu 1803
†Ervilia chipolana Dall 1898
Ervilia concentrica Holmes 1858
†Ervilia meyeri Aldrich 1911
Ervilia nitens Montagu 1808
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Invalid names: Ervilia venezuelana Weisbord 1964 [synonym]
†Ervilia oregonensis Dall 1898
†Ervilia planata Dall 1898
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Invalid names: Ervilia rostratula Rehder 1943 [synonym]
†Ervilia triangularis Dall 1898
†Ervilia valhosierr Gardner 1928
G. Leptomya Adams 1864
G. Ligula Montagu 1808
Fm. Scrobiculariinae Adams and Adams 1856
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G. Semele Schumacher 1817
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†Amphidesma profunda Conrad 1893
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Invalid names: Semele incongrua Carpenter 1864 [synonym]
Subg. Semele (Semele) Scuhmacher 1817
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†Semele (Semele) ashleyi Hertlein and Grant 1972
†Semele (Semele) fausta Nomland 1917
†Semele (Semele) gayi Arnold 1908
Semele (Semele) pulchra Sowerby I 1832
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Invalid names: Semele quentinensis Dall 1921 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Amphidesma punctatum Sowerby 1833 [replaced]
†Semele anteriocosta Vokes 1938
†Semele australina Harris 1919
Semele bellastriata Conrad 1837
†Semele bolivarensis Clark and Durham 1946
†Semele carinata Conrad 1830
†Semele casta Adams 1853
†Semele chipolana Dall 1900
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Invalid names: Semele perlamelloides Maury 1910 [synonym], Semele quirosana Hodson 1931 [synonym]
†Semele claytoni Maury 1917
†Semele diaboli Dickerson 1915
†Semele flavescens Gould 1851
Semele hanleyi Angas 1879
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Invalid names: Semele guaymasensis Pilsbry and Lowe 1932 [synonym]
†Semele harveyensis Mansfield 1932
Semele jaramija Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
†Semele junonia Verrill 1870
†Semele krauseana Tate 1887
Semele laevis Sowerby 1833
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Invalid names: Erycina turbacoensis Anderson 1929 [synonym]
†Semele linosa Conrad 1833
†Semele mekranica Vredenburg 1928
†Semele montesanoensis Weaver 1912
†Semele morani Anderson and Martin 1914
†Semele nelliana Olsson 1914
†Semele paramutica Gardner 1947
†Semele perlamellosa Heilprin 1887
Semele proficua Pulteney 1799
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Invalid names: Tellina reticulata Spengler 1798 [synonym]
Semele purpurascens Gmelin 1791
Semele radiata Say 1822
†Semele reagani Dickerson 1917
†Semele sardonica Dall 1890
†Semele sayi Toula 1909
†Semele sparsilineata Dall 1915
Semele striosa Adams 1852
†Semele subovata Say 1824
†Semele sylviaensis Weaver 1912
†Semele vancouverensis Clark and Arnold 1923
†Semele vesiculosa Tate 1887
†Semele willamettensis Hickman 1969
†Semele zuliana Hodson 1931
Subfm. Semelinae Stoliczka 1870
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Invalid names: Cumingiinae Stoliczka 1870 [synonym]
G. Theora Adams and A. 1866
Invalid names: Amphidesmatidae Latreille 1825 [synonym], Erviliinae Dall 1895 [empty], Lavignonidae Récluz 1869 [synonym]
Fm. Solecurtidae d'Orbigny 1846
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Subfm. †Solecurtinae d'Orbigny 1846
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G. Azorinus Récluz 1869
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Subg. Azorinus (Azorinus) Récluz 1869
Azorinus coarctatus Gmelin 1791
G. Solecurtus Blainville 1824
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Subg. Solecurtus (Macha) Oken 1835
†Solecurtus broggii Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
†Solecurtus cereris Maury 1924
†Solecurtus chapmani Imlay 1961
†Solecurtus dennanti Tate 1887
†Solecurtus dubius Stanton 1895
†Solecurtus legrandi Tenison Woods 1876
†Solecurtus murrayvianus Finlay 1927
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Invalid names: Solecurtus ellipticus Tate 1887 [replaced]
†Solecurtus obscurus Forbes 1846
Solecurtus strigilatus Linnaeus 1767
†Solecurtus vicksburgensis Aldrich 1885
†Solenocurtus hanetianus d'Orbigny 1842
Solenocurtus sindiensis Vredenburg 1928
Invalid names: Psammosolen Risso 1826 [synonym]
G. Tagelus Gray 1847
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Invalid names: Solen bidentatus Spengler 1794 [synonym]
Subg. Tagelus (Tagelus) Gray 1847
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Invalid names: Solen guineensis Wood 1815 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Tagelus violascens Carpenter 1857 [synonym]
†Tagelus (Tagelus) orthius Woodring 1982
†Tagelus bolivarensis Clark and Durham 1946
†Tagelus cebus Olsson 1922
†Tagelus clarki Loel and Corey 1932
Tagelus dombeii Lamarck 1818
Tagelus peruanus Dunker 1862
Tagelus peruvianus Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
Tagelus plebeius Lightfoot 1786
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Invalid names: Solecurtus caribaeus Lamarck 1818 [synonym], Tagelus gibbus Spengler 1794 [synonym]
Tagelus politus Carpenter 1857
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Invalid names: Solecurtus nitidissima Dunker 1862 [synonym], Tagelus (Mesopleura) bourgeoisae Hertlein 1951 [synonym]
Fm. †Sowerbyidae Cox 1929
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G. †Sowerbya d'Orbigny 1850
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†Sowerbya singhi Kanjilal 1980
Invalid names: Isodonta Buvignier 1851 [synonym]
Fm. †Tancrediidae Meek 1864
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G. †Corbicella Morris and Lycett 1853
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†Corbicella portlandica Damon 1860
G. †Corbicellopsis Cox 1929
G. †Eodonax
G. †Meekia Gabb 1864
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Subg. †Meekia (Meekia) Gabb 1864
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†Meekia (Meekia) exotica Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Meekia) iberica Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Meekia) louella Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Meekia) peleia Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Meekia) sella Gabb 1864
Subg. †Meekia (Mygallia) Saul and Popenoe 1962
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†Meekia (Mygallia) bella Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Mygallia) cuspidata Whiteaves 1884
†Meekia (Mygallia) daileyi Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Mygallia) lirata Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Mygallia) mygale Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Mygallia) quercus Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Mygallia) roddana Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Mygallia) takeoana Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Mygallia) tumba Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia navis Gabb 1864
G. †Sakawanella Ichikawa 1950
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†Sakawanella triadica Ichikawa 1950
G. †Tancredia Lycett 1850
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Subg. †Tancredia (Palaeomya) Zittel and Goubert 1861
Subg. †Tancredia (Tancredia) Lycett 1850
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†Tancredia africana Stefanini 1939
†Tancredia allani Marwick 1953
†Tancredia americana Meek and Hayden 1857
†Tancredia americana cupressensis Russell and Landes 1937
†Tancredia beneckei Philippi 1898
†Tancredia donaciformis Lycett 1850
†Tancredia elongata Lundgren 1895
†Tancredia knowltoni Stanton 1899
†Tancredia kurupana Imlay 1961
†Tancredia plana Moore 1870
†Tancredia slavichi Marincovich, Jr. 1993
†Tancredia stelcki McLearn 1945
Fm. Tellinidae Blainville 1814 [tellin clam]
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G. Acorylus Olsson and Harbison 1953
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Acorylus gouldii Hanley 1846
G. Ameritella Huber et al. 2015
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Invalid names: Angulus variegatus Carpenter 1864 [replaced], Tellina (Moerella) arenica Hertlein and Strong 1949 [synonym]
Ameritella modesta Carpenter 1864
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Invalid names: Macoma pedroana Conrad 1855 [synonym], Tellina buttoni Dall 1900 [synonym]
G. Arcopagia Leach 1827
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Subg. Arcopagia (Arcopagia) Leach 1827
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Subg. †Arcopagia (Bertinella) Gilbert and van de Poel 1968
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Subg. Arcopagia (Johnsonella) Ashfar 1969
†Arcopagia corneola Lamarck 1806
†Arcopagia craticula Sowerby 1850
Arcopagia fausta Pulteney 1799
†Arcopagia gabunensis Kossmat 1893
†Arcopagia medialis Conrad 1856
†Arcopagia parisiensis Salisbury 1934
Arcopagia pudica Hanley 1844
†Arcopagia spinosa Hanley 1844
†Tellina (Arcopagia) acares Woodring 1982
†Tellina (Arcopagia) bouryi Cossmann 1882
†Tellina (Arcopagia) tehama Anderson 1938
G. †Barytellina Marwick 1924
G. Cymatoica Dall 1889
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†Cymatoica marcottae Olsson and Petit 1964
Cymatoica undulata Hanley 1844
G. Florimetis Olsson and Harbison 1953
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†Florimetis biplicata Conrad 1834
†Florimetis chipolana Dall 1900
†Florimetis magnoliana Dall 1900
†Florimetis trinitaria Dall 1900
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Invalid names: Apolymetis colombiensis Weisbord 1929 [synonym], Metis falconensis Hodson 1931 [synonym]
G. †Fragilia Deshayes 1848
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†Fragilia laudunensis Deshayes 1857
G. Gastrana Schumacher 1817
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Gastrana fragilis Linnaeus 1758
Gastrana laminosa Sowerby 1827
G. Idatellina Huber et al. 2015
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Idatellina idae Dall 1891
G. †Lavignon d'Orbigny 1843
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†Lavignon nigeriense Schneegans 1943
G. Lutricola Blainville 1824
G. Macoma Leach 1819
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Subg. Macoma (Heteromacoma) Habe 1952
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Subg. Macoma (Macoma) Leach 1819
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Invalid names: Tellina (Peronidia) clivosa Böhm 1916 [synonym], Tellina sabulosa Spengler 1798 [synonym], Tellina tenera Leach 1819 [synonym]
†Macoma (Macoma) carolinensis Gardner and Aldrich 1919
†Macoma (Macoma) cookei Gardner 1943
Macoma (Macoma) elimata Dunnill and Coan 1968
Macoma (Macoma) golikovi Scarlato and Kafanov 1988
Macoma (Macoma) lama Bartsch 1929
Macoma (Macoma) loveni Johnstrup 1882
†Macoma (Macoma) menkeni Hanna and Hertlein 1938
Macoma (Macoma) moesta Deshayes 1855
†Macoma (Macoma) paralenis Gardner 1947
Macoma (Macoma) praetenuis Leathes in Woodward 1830
Macoma (Macoma) torelli Johnstrup 1882
Subg. Macoma (Macoploma) Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
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Macoploma yoldiformis Carpenter 1864
Subg. †Macoma (Panacoma) Olsson 1942
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†Panacoma chiriquiensis Olsson 1942
Subg. Macoma (Psammacoma) Dall 1900
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†Macoma (Psammacoma) ecuadoriana Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
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Invalid names: Macoma (Psammacoma) medioamericana Olsson 1942 [synonym]
Subg. Psammacoma (Psammacoma) Dall 1900
Psammacoma candida Lamarck 1818
Psammacoma carlottensis Whiteaves 1880
†Psammacoma democraciana Hodson 1931
†Psammacoma diphas Woodring 1982
†Psammacoma gatunensis Toula 1909
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Invalid names: Macoma (Psammacoma) falconensis Hodson and Hodson 1931 [synonym], Tellina (Eurytellina) aequilaterminata Brown and Pilsbry 1913 [synonym]
Psammacoma lamproleuca Pilsbry and Lowe 1932
†Psammacoma olivella Dall 1900
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Invalid names: Macoma (Psammacoma) tracta Dall 1900 [synonym], Psammacoma yaquensis Maury 1917 [synonym]
†Psammacoma panamensis Dall 1900
†Psammacoma talaor Woodring 1982
†Psammacoma torynoides Gardner 1947
†Psammacoma zapotalensis Spieker 1922
Subg. Macoma (Rexithaerus) Conrad 1869
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†Macoma (Rexithaerus) sespeensis Loel and Corey 1932
Rexithaerus expansa Carpenter 1864
Rexithaerus secta Conrad 1837
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Invalid names: Macoma edulis Carpenter 1860 [synonym]
Subg. †Macoma (Salmacoma) Iredale 1929
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†Scissulina dispar Conrad 1837
†Macoma albaria Conrad 1849
†Macoma astori Dall 1909
Macoma brota Dall 1916
Macoma constricta Bruguière 1792
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Invalid names: Psammobia cayenensis Lamarck 1818 [synonym], Tellina lateralis Say 1826 [synonym]
†Macoma costaricana Olsson 1922
†Macoma danai Harris 1919
Macoma edentula Spengler 1798
Macoma elongata Hanley 1844
Macoma fusca Say 1826
Macoma inornata Hanley 1844
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Invalid names: Tellina tubulensis Philippi 1887 [synonym]
†Macoma kirkinskayae Krishtofovich 1957
†Macoma lenis Conrad 1843
Macoma limula Dall 1895
†Macoma lissoni Olsson 1931
†Macoma marylandica Glenn 1904
†Macoma meroensis Olsson 1931
†Macoma montesanoensis Weaver 1912
Macoma nasuta Conrad 1837
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Invalid names: Macoma jacalitosana Arnold 1909 [synonym], Macoma kelseyi Dall 1900 [synonym]
†Macoma osakaensis Krishtofovich 1957
†Macoma pabloensis Clark 1915
†Macoma simizuensis Krishtofovich 1957
†Macoma snohomishensis Weaver 1912
†Macoma sookensis Clark and Arnold 1923
Macoma tenta Say 1834
†Macoma tenuiplicata Bartrum 1919
†Macoma tigilensis Kristofovich 1947
†Macoma viticola Anderson and Hanna 1925
†Macoma wilcoxi Hall and Ambrose 1916
†Macoma wynootcheensis Weaver 1912
†Macoma yamadai Nagao 1928
Subfm. †Macominae Olsson 1961
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G. Apolymetis Salisbury 1929
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G. †Bartrumia Marwick 1934
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†Bartrumia tenuiplicata Bartrum 1919
G. Exotica Lamy 1918
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Subg. †Exotica (Jactellina) Iredale 1929
G. Macalia Adams 1860
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Macalia bruguieri Hanley 1844
G. Psammotreta Dall 1900
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Subg. Psammotreta (Leporimetis) Iredale 1930
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Leporimetis cognata Pilsbry and Vanatta 1902
Leporimetis obesa Deshayes 1855
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Invalid names: Metis alta Conrad 1833 [replaced], Psammotreta (Florimetis) biangulata Carpenter 1856 [synonym]
Psammotreta (Leporimetis) cognata Pilsbry and Vanatta 1902
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Invalid names: Apolymetis clarki Durham 1950 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Scrobicularia producta Carpenter 1856 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Apolymetis twinensis Durham 1944 [synonym], Apolymetis vancouverensis Weaver 1942 [synonym], Metis sespeensis Loel and Corey 1932 [synonym], Metis vancouverensis Clark and Arnold 1923 [synonym], Poromya teglandae Weaver 1942 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Macoma pacis Pilsbry and Lowe 1932 [synonym]
Psammotreta aurora Hanley 1844
Psammotreta grandis Hanley 1844
†Psammotreta hadra Woodring 1982
†Psammotreta tenuicula Philippi 1887
G. Temnoconcha Dall 1921
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†Temnoconcha cercadica Maury 1917
Invalid names: Psammothalia Olsson 1961 [synonym]
G. †Maera Adams and Adams 1858
G. Merisca Dall 1900
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Merisca martinicensis dOrbigny 1853
†Merisca nasua Olsson 1922
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Invalid names: Merisca rhynchoscuta Olsson 1961 [synonym], Tellina errati Pilsbry and Johnson 1917 [synonym]
†Tellina (Merisca) pycna Woodring 1982
Invalid names: Lyratellina Olsson 1961 [synonym]
G. Metis Adams and Adams 1856
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†Metis barba Olsson 1922
†Metis barba wiedenmayeri Hodson 1931
†Tellina (Metis) grimesi Noetling 1901
G. †Nelltia Stephenson 1953
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†Nelltia angulata Gabb 1864
†Nelltia roddana Saul 1973
†Nelltia salsa Saul 1973
†Nelltia skidgatensis Whiteaves 1884
†Nelltia stenzeli Stenzel 1952
G. Peiricola Turton 1822
G. Serratina Pallary 1922
G. †Sourimis Speden 1966
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†Sourimis georgiana Gabb 1876
G. Tellina Linnaeus 1758
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†Tellina (Arcopagia) gabbi Gardner 1916
Subg. Tellina (Cadella) Dall et al. 1938
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Cadella nuculoides Reeve 1854
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Invalid names: Maera salmonea Carpenter 1864 [synonym]
Cadella semen Hanley 1845
Subg. Tellina (Cyclotellina) Cossmann 1886
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Subg. Tellina (Eurytellina) Fischer 1887
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†Eurytellina aequicincta Spieker 1922
†Eurytellina cibaoica Maury 1917
Eurytellina lineata Turton 1819
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Invalid names: Tellina dariena Conrad 1855 [synonym], Tellina rowlandi Toula 1908 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Tellina (Eurytellina) panamensis Li 1930 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Tellina (Eurytellina) mantaensis Pilsbry and Olsson 1943 [synonym], Tellina gemma Gould 1853 [synonym], Tellina leucogona Dall 1900 [synonym]
†Tellina (Eurytellina) laplata Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
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Invalid names: Tellina (Eurytellina) ecuadoriana Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 [synonym], Tellina simulans Adams 1852 [synonym]
†Tellina (Eurytellina) vetula Brown and Pilsbry 1913
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†Tellina (Gastranopsis) sumaensis Matsubara et al. 2010
Subg. Tellina (Homalina) Stoliczka 1870
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†Homalina stirlingi Tate 1887
Subg. Tellina (Loxoglypta) Dall et al. 1939
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†Tellina (Macaliopsis) aequizonata Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
Subg. Tellina (Megangulus) Afshar 1969
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†Megangulus maxima Nagao 1928
†Megangulus protovenulosa Nomura 1935
†Megangulus pulchrus Slodkewitsch 1938
†Tellina (Megangulus) kewi Dickerson 1914
Subg. †Tellina (Miratellina) Woodring 1982
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†Tellina (Miratellina) aequizonata Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
Subg. Tellina (Moerella) Fischer 1887
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Subg. Moerella (Scissula) Dall 1900
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Scissula iris Say 1822
Scissula similis Sowerby 1806
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Invalid names: Tellina caribaea d'Orbigny 1853 [synonym]
Tellina (Scissula) varilineata Pilsbry and Olsson 1943
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Invalid names: Moerella (Scissula) esmeralda Olsson 1961 [synonym]
†Moerella calpix Gardner 1943
†Moerella declivis Conrad 1834
†Moerella dupliniana Dall 1900
†Moerella macilenta Dall 1900
†Moerella quasimacoma Hickman 2015
†Moerella securiclata Maxwell 1992
†Moerella verdevilla Gardner 1943
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Invalid names: Tellina (Angulus) cerrosiana Dall 1900 [synonym]
†Tellina (Moerella) colomnbiana Clark and Durham 1946
†Tellina (Moerella) petropolitana Stenzel and Krause 1957
†Tellina (Moerella) piesa Gardner 1947
†Tellina (Moerella) subdonacialis d'Archiac and Haime 1853
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Invalid names: Tellina erythronotus Pilsbry and Lowe 1932 [synonym], Tellina puellula Salisbury 1934 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Tellina (Angulus) panamensis Dall 1900 [replaced]
Subg. Tellina (Nitidotellina) Scarlato 1965
Subg. †Tellina (Olcesia) Addicott 1973
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Invalid names: Tellina nevadensis Anderson and Martin 1914 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Tellina (Peronidia) oregonensis Conrad 1848 [synonym], Tellina clallamensis Reagan 1908 [synonym]
Subg. †Tellina (Saulella) Zinsmeister 1983
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Subg. †Tellina (Tellina) Lamarck 1799
Subg. Tellina (Tellinella) Mörch 1853
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Invalid names: Tellina tenuistriata Davis 1913 [replaced]
†Tellina (Tellinella) reflexa Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
†Tellinella oblonga Sowerby 1846
†Tellinella rovala Olsson 1922
Invalid names: Tellinota [synonym]
†Tellina actutangula Deshayes 1857
†Tellina aequalis Gabb 1869
†Tellina albinelloides Tate 1887
†Tellina alisoensis Packard 1922
†Tellina alta Conrad 1833
†Tellina ashburnerii Gabb 1864
†Tellina asperrima Hanley 1844
†Tellina australis Deshayes 1854
Tellina balaustina Linnaeus 1767
†Tellina barrandei Deshayes 1857
†Tellina bavarica Winckler 1861
†Tellina benedenii Nsyt and Westendorp 1839
†Tellina bernayi Deshayes 1857
†Tellina beyrichi Deshayes 1857
†Tellina brevirostralis Traub 1938
†Tellina brimonti Deshayes 1857
†Tellina buboana Stephenson 1955
†Tellina bullula Deshayes 1857
†Tellina burmeisteri Ihering 1907
†Tellina cainozoica Tenison Woods 1877
†Tellina capsoides Lamarck 1818
†Tellina cherokeensis Harris 1919
†Tellina collustrata Deshayes 1857
†Tellina cossmanni Dall 1900
†Tellina couvaensis Vokes 1938
Tellina cumana Costa 1829
†Tellina cupressensis Russell and Landes 1937
†Tellina cynoglossula Harris 1919
†Tellina decurtata Gabb 1864
†Tellina distans Deshayes 1857
Tellina distorta Poli 1791
†Tellina divaricata Dillwyn 1817
†Tellina donacilla Wood 1840
Tellina donacina Linnaeus 1767
†Tellina dowlingi McLearn 1919
†Tellina edentula Giebel 1856
†Tellina edwardsi Deshayes 1857
†Tellina egena Conrad 1834
†Tellina elliptica Brocchi 1814
†Tellina equideclivis Nagao 1928
†Tellina equilateralis Meek and Hayden 1857
†Tellina eugenia Dall 1909
†Tellina euryterma Gabb 1861
†Tellina exarata Sowerby 1840
Tellina fabula Gronovius 1781
Tellina flexuosa Montagu 1803
†Tellina fraasi Böhm 1891
†Tellina geulemensis Vogel 1895
Tellina gibber Ihering 1907
†Tellina hoffmanniana Gabb 1864
†Tellina idonea Deshayes 1857
Tellina isonema Meek 1877
†Tellina kincaidi Weaver 1912
Tellina lata Gmelin 1788
†Tellina leana yeguana Harris 1919
†Tellina longicallus Scacchi 1836
†Tellina luederitzi Böhm 1913
†Tellina masinguiensis Clark and Durham 1946
†Tellina masoni Tate 1887
†Tellina maylandensis Russell and Landes 1937
†Tellina merangiana Martin 1922
†Tellina merriami Weaver 1912
†Tellina minima Deshayes 1857
Tellina modesta Meek 1877
†Tellina molengraaffi Martin 1914
Tellina nitida Poli 1791
†Tellina palatam Iredale 1929
Tellina panamensis Philippi 1849
†Tellina parilis Gabb 1864
†Tellina patula Stephenson 1941
†Tellina pectorosa Conrad 1848
†Tellina perrini Dickerson 1914
†Tellina phylloides von Koenen 1897
†Tellina pilgrimi Cox 1936
†Tellina pinguis Hanley 1844
†Tellina pittsburgensis Clark 1925
Tellina planata Linnaeus 1758
†Tellina pondicherriensis Forbes 1846
†Tellina porrecta Tate 1887
†Tellina praecuta Clark 1918
†Tellina protostriatula Noetling 1901
Tellina pulchella Lamarck 1818
Tellina pygmaea Loven 1846
†Tellina quadrata Gabb 1864
Tellina radiata Linnaeus 1758
†Tellina ralphi Finlay 1927
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Invalid names: Tellina aequilatera Tate 1887 [replaced]
†Tellina rastella Hanley 1844
†Tellina redmondii Gabb 1869
†Tellina remies Linnaeus 1758
†Tellina remondii Gabb 1864
†Tellina ruderata Deshayes 1857
†Tellina rugosa Born 1780
†Tellina santana Packard 1922
†Tellina scandula Conrad 1834
†Tellina segregata Dall 1900
†Tellina serica Conrad 1848
†Tellina serrata Renier 1804
†Tellina sillimani Conrad 1846
†Tellina soledadensis Hanna 1927
†Tellina songoensis Martin 1914
†Tellina staurella Lamarck 1818
†Tellina subequalis Conrad 1848
†Tellina sutterensis Dickerson 1913
†Tellina tehachapi Anderson and Hanna 1925
†Tellina temperata Aldrich 1911
Tellina tenuis da Costa 1778
†Tellina transversa Deshayes 1857
†Tellina tricarinata Nagao 1928
†Tellina trumani Harris 1897
†Tellina truncata Jonas 1843
†Tellina vancouverensis Clark and Arnold 1923
†Tellina venezuelensis Richards 1943
†Tellina verneuili Deshayes 1857
†Tellina vicksburgensis Conrad 1848
†Tellina virginiana Clark 1895
†Tellina williamsi Clark 1895
†Tellina wilsoni Anderson and Martin 1914
†Tellina woodmanensis Durham 1944
†Tellina woodwardi Hislop 1859
Invalid names: Tellina diegoana Conrad 1855 [nomen dubium], Tellina oregonensis Conrad 1848 [nomen dubium]
Subfm. †Tellininae Blainville 1814
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G. Abranda Iredale 1924
G. †Aenona Conrad 1870
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†Aenona ariana Kendrick and Vartak 2007
†Aenona cenomanensis Abbass 1962
†Aenona eufaulensis Conrad 1860
G. †Agnomyax Stewart 1930
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†Agnomyax monilifer Gabb 1864
G. Angulus Megerle 1811
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Subg. †Angulus (Lamyella) Glibert and van de Poel 1967
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Subg. Angulus (Peronaea) Poli 1791
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†Angulus (Peronaea) benedeni Nyst and Westendorp 1839
Angulus agilis Stimpson 1857
†Angulus democracianus Hodson 1931
Angulus diantha Boss 1964
Angulus merus Say 1834
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Invalid names: Tellina promera Dall 1900 [synonym]
Angulus texanus Dall 1900
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Invalid names: Moerella sayi Dall 1900 [synonym]
†Angulus umbra Dall 1900
Angulus versicolor De Kay 1843
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Invalid names: Tellina (Angulus) pauperata d'Orbigny 1853 [synonym]
Tellina (Angulus) cadieni Coan et al. 2000
†Tellina (Angulus) castacana Anderson and Hanna 1925
†Tellina (Angulus) jollaensis Dickerson 1916
†Tellina (Angulus) packardi Dickerson 1914
†Tellina (Angulus) subplana d'Orbigny 1833
G. †Arcopagella Meek 1871
G. Arcopaginula Lamy 1918
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G. Clathrotellina Thiele 1934
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Invalid names: Tellina incarnata Hanley 1846 [synonym]
G. Hemimetis Thiele 1934
G. †Hercodon
G. †Jactellina Iredale 1929
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†Jactellina clathrata Deshayes 1835
G. Laciolina Iredale 1937
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Laciolina magna Spengler 1798
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Invalid names: Tellina acuta Wood 1815 [synonym], Tellina elliptica Lamarck 1818 [synonym]
G. †Linearis Conrad 1860
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†Linearia multicostata Gabb 1869
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Invalid names: Linearia suciensis Whiteaves 1879 [synonym]
†Linearia semistriata Guembel 1861
G. †Liothyris Conrad 1873
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†Liothyris carolinensis Conrad 1875
G. Macomona Finlay 1926
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†Macomona basedowi Tate 1901
G. †Obtellina Iredale 1929
G. †Palaeomoera Stoliczka 1870
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†Palaeomoera dyskritos Dailey and Popenoe 1966
G. Pharaonella Lamy 1918
G. †Phylloda Schumacher 1817
G. Pinguitellina Iredale 1927
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G. †Pistris Thiele 1934
G. †Pseudarcopagia Bertin 1878
G. Punipagia Iredale 1930
G. Quadrans Bertin 1878
G. Quidnipagus Iredale 1929
G. Scutarcopagia Pilsbry 1918
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†Scutarcopagia scobinata Linnaeus 1758
G. Semelangulus Iredale 1924
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†Semelangulus crebrimaculatus Sowerby II 1868
Semelangulus tenuilirata Sowerby 1867 [Fine-ridged Tellen]
G. †Solyma Conrad 1870
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†Solyma elliptica Gabb 1861
G. Strigilla Turton 1822
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†Strigilla australis Tate 1887
†Strigilla euronia Hedley 1908
†Strigilla georgiana Gardner 1947
Strigilla mirabilis Philippi 1841
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Invalid names: Strigilla flexuosa Say 1822 [replaced]
†Strigilla musanica Olsson 1922
†Strigilla paraflexuosa Gardner 1947
Strigilla pisiformis Linnaeus 1758
†Strigilla sphaerion Gardner 1947
G. Tampaella Huber et al. 2015
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Invalid names: Tellina (Moerella) paziana Dall 1900 [synonym]
G. Tellidora Morch 1856
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Tellidora burnetti Broderip and Sowerby 1829
Tellidora cristata Récluz 1842
Tellidora lunulata Adams 1856
G. Tellinides Lamarck 1818
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Tellinides ovalis Sowerby 1825
G. †Tellinimera Conrad 1860
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†Tellinimera kauffmani Marincovich, Jr. 1993
†Tellinimera scitula Meek and Hayden 1856
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Invalid names: Tellinimera formosa Meek and Hayden 1861 [synonym]
G. †Tonganaella Huber et al. 2015
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Tonganaella perna Spengler 1798
Invalid names: Arcopagiinae Kuroda et al. 1971 [invalid subgroup], Strigillinae Habe 1977 [invalid subgroup], Tellina obruta Conrad 1848 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Unicardiopsidae Vokes 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: deposit feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:31:57
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:31:57
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Anisian to the top of the Holocene or 247.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 242.0 Ma

Collections (4127 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Tancredia beneckei (206384)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Hessen) Tancredia beneckei, Tellina sp. (38545) Tellina sp. (66083)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Qinghai) Tellina qilianshanensis (101024 101044)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany Tellina sp. (66078 66080)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Tellina edentula (201970)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Japan (Kochi) Sakawanella triadica (40471)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Germany Tellina bavarica (202142)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Russian Federation Tancredia explicata (39313)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Russian Federation Tancredia tuchkovi (69411 69416 69448)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) Tancredia sp. (45379)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Lombardy) Mactra securiformis (38083)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Peru Isodonta neotropica (206470)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Vietnam (South Viet-Nam) Tancredia latoniformis (37217)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Greenland Tancredia sp. (162106)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5Luxembourg Tancredia sp. (149756)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5France (Lorraine) Isodonta engelhardti (53947)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5France Tancredia ovata (39215)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5France Tancredia ovata (39381)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Chile Corbicellopsis sp. (7433) Quenstedtia sp. (7415 7416 7420)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6China Tancredia nanlingensis (59623)