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Bivalvia Veneroida Tellinidae 

Tellinella rastellum (Hanley, 1844)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Tellina (Tellinella) cumingii auct.
   Tellina rastellum Hanley, 1844
   Tellina philippii Anton in Philippi, 1844
   Tellina dissimilis Deshayes, 1855

Distribution

disjunct populations- East Africa and Indo-Arabia Indonesia to the Palau Islands

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaDjibouti
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-Arabia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.13 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: sand       Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.148 

References

 Boss, K.J. 1969. p.99-102 [pl. 3, figs. 3-4; pl. 5, figs. 1-2]  General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.88, no. 294 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.148 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tellinoidea
                  Tellinidae *
                    Tellininae
                      Tellinella Mörch, 1853
                        Tellinella rastellum (Hanley, 1844)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17216) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-11-25.