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Tellinidae (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Tellinidae Blainville
1904Tellinidae Glenn p. 297
1923Tellinidae Clark and Arnold p. 151
1931Tellinidae Olsson p. 63
1971Arcopagiinae Kuroda et al.
1977Tellinidae Adegoke p. 274
1977Strigillinae Habe
1980Tellinidae Vokes p. 141
1984Tellinidae Squires p. 50
1987Tellinidae Squires p. 68
1987Tellinidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 130
1992Tellinidae Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 77
1992Tellinidae Ward p. 96
1999Tellinidae Squires p. 22
2000Tellinidae Coan et al. p. 259
2001Tellinidae Todd
2005Tellinidae Rosenberg
2006Tellinidae Bieler and Mikkelsen
2006Strigillinae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 234
2009Tellinidae Nevesskaja
2010Tellinidae Bouchet et al.
2011Tellinidae Carter et al. p. 16
2015Tellinidae Hickman p. 25

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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)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
familyTellinidaeBlainville 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.

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 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 (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 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 formosa Meek and Hayden 1861
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
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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available