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

Tellina punicea Born, 1778

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

*Eurytellina punicea*	(Born, 1778)	synonym; alternate representation
*Tellina (Eurytellina) punicea*	Born, 1778	synonym; alternate representation

Literature

original description	Born I. von (1778) Index rerum naturalium Musei Cæsarei Vindobonensis. Pars I.ma. Testacea. Verzeichniß der natürlichen Seltenheiten des k. k. Naturalien Cabinets zu Wien. Erster Theil. Schalthiere. - pp. [1-40], 1-458, [1-82]. Vindobonæ. (Kraus).
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

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (105 publications)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S.; Sartori, A.; Rosenberg, G. (2014). Tellina punicea Born, 1778. 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:141592