Species Identification: Find Species

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Abranda lamprelli		Southeast Pacific		2012
Acorylus gouldii		Western Central Atlantic	1.1 DL	1846
Aeretica tomlini		Western Central Pacific		1915
Afsharius asmenus		Western Indian Ocean		1907
Agnomyax nana		Southwest Pacific		1958
Angulus agilis		Western Central Atlantic	1.6 DL	1857
Angulus armata		Western Central Atlantic		1868
Angulus camachoi		Western Atlantic.	3.1 DL	2001
Angulus canonica		Western Atlantic.		1934
Angulus coloratus		Western Atlantic.	2.0 DL	1900
Angulus corbuloides		Western Pacific		1908
Angulus diantha		Western Atlantic.	2.6 DL	1964
Angulus euvitreus		Western Atlantic.	2.1 DL	1964
Angulus exerythrus		Western Atlantic.	1.9 DL	1964
Angulus gibber		Western Atlantic.	2 DL	1907
Angulus lanceolatus		Northwest Pacific		1791
Angulus merus		Western Central Atlantic	2.6 DL	1834
Angulus paramerus		Western Central Atlantic	1.5 DL	1964
Angulus probinus		Western Central Atlantic	2.5 NG	1964
Angulus sybariticus		Western Central Atlantic	1.3 DL	1881
Angulus tampaensis		Western Central Atlantic	1.5 DL	1866
Angulus tenellus		Western Central Atlantic	1 DL	1874
Angulus texanus		Western Central Atlantic		1900
Angulus versicolor	Many-colored tellin	Easter Central Pacific an	1.7 NG	1843
Angulus vestalioides		Northwest Pacific.		1920
Apolymetis ephippium	Saddle grooved macoma	Western Pacific	7.5 SHL	1798
Apolymetis lacunosa		Southeast Atlantic
Apolymetis meyeri		Western Pacific		1846
Apolymetis papyracea	Paper tellin	Eastern Atlantic		1791
Arcopagia crassa	Blunt tellin	Mediterranean Sea		1777
Arcopagia fausta		Western Atlantic.	8.8 NG	1799
Arcopagia isseli		Indo-West Pacific.		1871
Arcopagia pudica		Western Pacific.		1844
Arcopagia vespuciana	Vespucci tellin	Western Central Atlantic	0.8 DL	1842
Arcopella balaustina		Mediterranean Sea		1758
Arcopella casta		Northwest Pacific		1844
Ardeamya spenceri		Southwest Pacific		1907
Asbjornsenia pygmaea		Northeast Atlantic and th		1846
Bartschicoma edgari		Southwest Pacific		1915
Bartschicoma gaimardi	Angled wedge shell	Southwest Pacific		1915
Bathyangulus claudia		Western Indian Ocean		1907
Cadella delta		Northwest Pacific		1922
Cadella hainanensis		Western Pacific		1965
Cadella lubrica		Northwest Pacific		1861
Cadella mauia		Eastern and Western Pacif		1938
Cadella narutoensis		Northwest Pacific		1960
Cadella semen		Indo-Pacific.		1845
Cadella smithi		Western Pacific.		1909
Clathrotellina carnicolor		Indo-West Pacific.		1845
Clathrotellina elegantissima		Eastern Indian Ocean		1885
Clathrotellina pretium		Indo-West Pacific.		1934
Clathrotellina tenuilamellata		Indo-West Pacific.		1885
Clathrotellina tessellata		Indo-West Pacific.		1855
Coanyax flabellum		Southwest Pacific		1951
Cymatoica orientalis	Western tellin	North America.	1 DL	1890
Cymatoica undulata		Southeast Pacific		1844
Dallitellina rostrata		Indo-West Pacific.		1758
Dellius georgianus		Antarctica.		1964
Elliptotellina americana		Western Central Atlantic		1900
Elliptotellina urinatoria		Southwest Pacific		1913
Eurytellina alternata		Western Central Atlantic		1822
Eurytellina angulosa		Western Central Atlantic	5 NG	1791
Eurytellina conradi		Western Central Atlantic		1870
Eurytellina guildingii		Western Atlantic.	5.3 DL	1844
Eurytellina lineata		Western Central Atlantic	3.8 DL	1819
Eurytellina nitens		Western Central Atlantic	3.9 DL	1845
Eurytellina punicea		Western Central Atlantic	4.5 DL	1778
Eurytellina trinitatis		Western Atlantic.	3.8 DL	1929
Exotica cygnus		Western Pacific		1844
Fabulina fabula	Streaked-shelled tellina	Northeast Atlantic and th	2 SHL	1791
Fabulina tsichungyeni		Northwest Pacific		1965
Gastrana contabulata		Northwest Pacific.		1854
Gastrana fragilis		Mediterranean Sea		1758
Hanleyanus oblongus		Indo-Pacific. Tropical t		1791
Hemimetis spectabilis		Western Pacific		1844
Herouvalia caelata		Pacific Ocean.		1854
Herouvalia rapanui		Southeast Pacific		2012
Indotellina chariessa		Eastern Indian Ocean		1934
Jactellina clathrata		Indo-Pacific	1.7 TL	1835
Jactellina lauta		Indo-Pacific.		1851
Jactellina obliquaria		Eastern Central Pacific		1855
Jactellina obliquistriata		Northwest Pacific		1868
Jactellina transcalpta		Northwest Pacific		1915
Jitlada arsinoensis		Western Indian Ocean		1869
Laciolina chloroleuca		Western Pacific		1818
Laciolina laevigata		Western Central Atlantic	8 DL	1758
Laciolina magna		Western Central Atlantic	12.2 DL	1798
Leporimetis intastriata	Atlantic fat-tellin	East Pacific.	6.3 DL	1827
Leporimetis obesa	California fat-tellin	East Pacific.		1855
Leporimetis papyracea		Western Pacific		1791
Leporimetis spectabilis		Indo-West Pacific		1844
Loxoglypta assimilis		Indo-West Pacific		1844
Loxoglypta balansae		Indo-West Pacific		1878
Loxoglypta secunda		Indo-West Pacific		1878
Loxoglypta subpallida		Indo-West Pacific		1891
Loxoglypta transculpta		Indo-West Pacific		1915
Loxoglypta virgulata		Indo-West Pacific		1844
Macalia bruguieri		Western Pacific.		1844
Macoma acolasta	Morsel macoma	East Pacific.		1921
Macoma angusta		Western Atlantic.	1.7 DL	1915
Macoma aurora		Western Atlantic.		1844
Macoma balthica	Baltic macoma	Arctic, Northern Atlantic	3.8 SHL	1758
Macoma baltica		Northeast Atlantic		1758
Macoma biota		Western Atlantic.	5.3 DL	2005
Macoma brevifrons	Short macoma	North America.	3.6 DL	1834
Macoma brota	Heavy macoma	Northeast Pacific and the	7.5 SHL	1916
Macoma calcarea	Chalky macoma	Arctic, Pacific Ocean and	6 SHL	1791
Macoma candida		Indo-West Pacific.		1818
Macoma carlottensis	Charlotte macoma	Northeast Pacific	2.5 SHL	1880
Macoma cerina	Waxy macoma	North America.		1845
Macoma cleryana		Western Atlantic.	3.4 DL	1846
Macoma constricta	Constricted macoma	Western Central Atlantic		1792
Macoma crassula	Thick macoma	Northern Atlantic, Arctic		1855
Macoma cumana		Mediterranean Sea		1829
Macoma dexioptera	Rightwing macoma	East Pacific.		1977
Macoma elimata	Beveled macoma	Pacific Ocean	3.5 SHL	1968
Macoma expansa	Expanded macoma	Pacific Ocean.	5 SHL	1864
Macoma extenuata	Slender macoma	North America.	1.4 DL	1900
Macoma fallax		Western Pacific		1878
Macoma galathea		Western Pacific		1818
Macoma golikovi		Arctic and Northern Pacif		1988
Macoma incongrua	Incongruous macoma	Northern Pacific.		1865
Macoma inconspicua		Canada
Macoma indentata	Indented macoma	East Pacific.		1864
Macoma indifferens		Western Pacific		1914
Macoma inornata		Southwest Atlantic and So		1844
Macoma inquinata	Pointed macoma	Northeast Pacific.	6.3 SHL	1855
Macoma irus		Northwest Pacific.		1845
Macoma lama	Aleutian macoma	Northeast Pacific.	4.5 SHL	1929
Macoma leptonoidea		Northeast Pacific.		1895
Macoma limula	Little-file macoma	North America.		1895
Macoma lipara	Sleek macoma	Pacific Ocean.	7.5 SHL	1916
Macoma litoralis		Western Indian Ocean		1848
Macoma loveni	Inflated macoma	Eastern Pacific and Arcti		1905
Macoma lucerna		Western Pacific		1844
Macoma melo	Mediterranean macoma	Mediterranean Sea.		1866
Macoma middendorffi	Middendorff macoma	East Pacific.		1884
Macoma mitchelli	Matagorda macoma	North America.	1.9 DL	1895
Macoma moesta	Flat macoma	Eastern Pacific, Arctic a	3 SHL	1855
Macoma moluccensis		Western Pacific.		1865
Macoma nasuta	Bent-nose macoma	Northeast Pacific	7.5 SHL	1837
Macoma nipponica		Northwest Pacific		1906
Macoma nobilis		Western Pacific		1844
Macoma obliqua	Oval macoma	Northeast Pacific.	5 SHL	1817
Macoma petalum		Western Atlantic and East	1.6 DL	1821
Macoma phenax	Cheating macoma	North America.	1.8 DL	1900
Macoma praetexta	Marten's Macoma	Northwest Pacific		1865
Macoma pseudomera	Mera macoma	Western Atlantic	2 DL	1901
Macoma pulleyi	Delta macoma	North America.		1969
Macoma secta	White-sand macoma	Northeast Pacific.	10 SHL	1837
Macoma sectior		Northwest Pacific		1950
Macoma simplex		Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL	1853
Macoma tageliformis	Tagelus macoma	North America.	3.8 DL	1900
Macoma tenta	Elongate macoma	Western Central Atlantic	2.5 DL	1834
Macoma torelli	Triangular macoma	Northern Atlantic and the		1905
Macoma uruguayensis		Western Atlantic.	2.2 DL	1885
Macoma yoldiformis	Yoldia macoma	Northeast Pacific	2.5 SHL	1864
Macomangulus tenuis	Thin-shelled tellina	Northeast Atlantic, Medit	3 SHL	1778
Macomona liliana	Large wedge shell	Southwest Pacific		1915
Megangulus luteus	Alaska great-tellin	Eastern Pacific and the A		1828
Merisca aequistriata		Western Central Atlantic	2.5 DL	1824
Merisca alerta		Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL	1964
Merisca capsoides	Capsoid tellin	Indo-West Pacific.		1818
Merisca cristallina		Western Central Atlantic	2.4 DL	1798
Merisca diaphana		Western Pacific.		1854
Merisca juttingae		Western Central Atlantic	3.7 DL	1965
Merisca margaritina		Indo-Pacific.		1818
Merisca martinicensis		Western Central Atlantic	1.3 DL	1842
Merisca perplexa		Western Pacific.		1844
Merisca piratica		Indo-West Pacific		1918
Merisca subtruncata		Northwest Pacific		1844
Moerella culter		Western Pacific		1844
Moerella donacina		Western Pacific		1758
Moerella fragilis		Northwest Pacific		1978
Moerella huttoni		Southwest Pacific		1885
Moerella iridescens		Northwest and Western Cen		1842
Moerella jedoensis	Pink tellin	Western Pacific.		1872
Moerella laperousea		Southeast Pacific		2012
Moerella philippinarum		Western Pacific.		1844
Moerella rutila	Red tellin	Western Pacific.		1860
Nitidotellina dunkeri		Western Pacific.		1993
Nitidotellina hachiensis		Western Pacific.		2022
Nitidotellina iridella		Northwest Pacific		1865
Nitidotellina minuta		Northwest Pacific.		1872
Nitidotellina pallidula		Western Pacific.		1871
Nitidotelllina dunkeri		Western Pacific.		1860
Omala hyalina		Northwest Pacific		1791
Peronidia albicans		Mediterranean Sea.		1791
Pharaonella astula		Indo-Pacific		1917
Pharaonella rostrata		Western Pacific.		1758
Pharaonella tongana		Indo-Pacific.		1835
Phyllodina persica		Western Atlantic.	2.5 DL	1901
Phyllodina squamifera		Western Atlantic.	2.7 DL	1855
Pinguitellina casta		Indo-West Pacific.		1844
Pinguitellina languida		Indo-West Pacific.		1885
Pinguitellina pinguis		Indo-Pacific.		1844
Pistris serricostata		Indo-Pacific		1906
Pristipagia adamsii		Western Indian Ocean		1878
Pristipagia radians		Pacific Ocean		1854
Psammotreta aurora		Southeast Pacific		1844
Psammotreta brevifrons		Southeast Pacific		1834
Psammotreta cognata		Southeast Pacific		1902
Psammotreta grandis	Grand macoma	Eastern Pacific		1844
Psammotreta intastriata		Western Atlantic		1827
Psammotreta maluccensis		Western Pacific.		1865
Psammotreta obesa		Western Pacific.		1855
Psammotreta papyracea		Eastern Indian Ocean		1791
Psammotreta praerupta		Indo-West Pacific and the		1934
Psammotreta syndesmyoides		Western Indian Ocean		1907
Psammotreta tellinoides		Western Pacific		1818
Pseudarcopagia disculus		Southwest Pacific		1855
Pseudarcopagia minuta		Western Pacific		1965
Pseudotellidora pellyana		Western Indian Ocean		1873
Pulvinus micans		Western Pacific.		1844
Punipagia radiatolineata		Northwest Pacific		1924
Quadrans gargadia		Indo-Pacific.		1758
Quadrans spinosa		Northwest Pacific		1844
Quidnipagus palatam	Palate tellin	Indo-Pacific	6 SHL	1929
Rostrimacoma cancellata	Cancellate panope	Eastern Atlantic and the		1873
Scissula candeana		Western Central Atlantic	1.6 DL	1842
Scissula consobrina		Western Central Atlantic	1.4 DL	1842
Scissula iris		Western Central Atlantic	1.5 DL	1822
Scissula sandix		Western Atlantic.	2 DL	1968
Scissula similis		Western Central Atlantic	2.8 DL	1806
Scissulina dispar		Central Pacific		1837
Scutarcopagia pulcherrima	Beautiful tellin	Indo-Pacific.		1825
Scutarcopagia scobinata	Rasp tellin	Indo-Pacific	7 SHL	1758
Semelangulus crebrimaculata		Eastern Central Pacific		1867
Semelangulus miyatensis		Northwest Pacific		1920
Semelangulus nebulosus		Easter Pacific		1938
Semelangulus tokubeii		Northwest Pacific		1961
Serratina capsoides	Boxlike tellin	Indo-Pacific.		1818
Serratina charlottae		Southwest Pacific		1885
Serratina eugonia		Southwest Pacific		1913
Serratina sulcata		Southwest Pacific		1815
Strigilla carnaria	Large strigilla	North America.	2.8 DL	1758
Strigilla gabbi	Rayed strigilla	North America.	3.5 DL	1958
Strigilla mirabilis	White strigilla	Western Central Atlantic	1.5 DL	1841
Strigilla pisiformis	Pea strigilla	Western Central Atlantic	1.3 NG	1758
Strigilla producta		Western Atlantic	1 DL	1870
Strigilla pseudocarnaria		Western Atlantic	2.3 DL	1969
Strigilla surinamensis	Surinam strigilla	North America.	0.9 DL	1972
Tellidora cristata	White-crest tellin	Western Central Atlantic		1842
Tellina aequistriata	Striate tellin	North America.		1824
Tellina agilis	Northern dwarf-tellin	Northwest Atlantic		1857
Tellina alerta		Northwest Atlantic		1964
Tellina alternata	Alternate tellin	Western Central Atlantic		1822
Tellina americana	American tellin	North America.		1900
Tellina amianta		Southeast Pacific		1900
Tellina angulosa	Angulate tellin	North America.		1791

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Family: Tellinidae tellins(See list of species below)

Family: Tellinidae tellins

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