Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Heterodonta > Infraclass Euheterodonta > Order Veneroida > Superfamily Tellinoidea > Family Tellinidae > Subfamily Tellininae > Genus Tellina

Tellina incarnata Linnaeus, 1758

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Tellina*	Linnaeus, 1758	accepted genus name
*Angulus*	Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811	synonym
*Eurytellina*	P. Fischer, 1887	synonym
*Fabulina*	Gray, 1851	synonym
*Nitidotellina*	Scarlato, 1961	synonym
*Omala*	Schumacher, 1817	synonym
*Peronaea*	Poli, 1791	synonym
*Quadrans*	Bertin, 1878	synonym
*Serratina*	Pallary, 1920	synonym
*Tellina (Angulus)*	Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811	synonym
*Tellina (Eurytellina)*	P. Fischer, 1887	synonym
*Tellina (Fabulina)*	Gray, 1851	synonym
*Tellina (Nitidotellina)*	Scarlato, 1961	synonym
*Tellina (Omala)*	Schumacher, 1817	synonym
*Tellina (Peronaea)*	Poli, 1791	synonym
*Tellina (Quadrans)*	Bertin, 1878	synonym
*Tellina (Serratina)*	Pallary, 1920	synonym

Species group names

*Angulus incarnatus*	(Linnaeus, 1758)	synonym; alternate representation
*Angulus squalidus*	(Pulteney, 1799)	synonym
*Tellina daniliana*	Brusina, 1866	synonym
*Tellina depressa*	Gmelin, 1791	synonym
*Tellina incarnata var. major*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1886	synonym
*Tellina incarnata var. pallida*	Pallary, 1900	synonym
*Tellina incarnata var. panormitana*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Tellina incarnata var. stazina*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Tellina rubrohyalina*	Brusina, 1870	synonym
*Tellina squalida*	Pulteney, 1799	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Greek: Στραβοτελλίνα

Literature

original description	Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.
basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp.
additional source	Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
additional source	Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp.

Genbank

Taxonomy

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External Links

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Citation

Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2014). Tellina incarnata Linnaeus, 1758. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141588