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

Tellina valtonis Hanley, 1844

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

*Nitidotellina valtonis*	(Hanley, 1844)	synonym; alternate representation

Literature

original description	Hanley S. (1844). A description of new species of Mytilacea, ^Amphidesma^ and ^Odostomia^. [note: this is the title as appears on the table of contents; the title in the paper itself appears as "A description of new species of Mytilacea, &c." p. 14]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 12: 14-18.
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	Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
additional source	Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 43: 419-453
additional source	Oliver P.G. (1992) Bivalved seashells of the Red Sea. Wiesbaden: Christa Hemmen. 330 pp.

Genbank

Taxonomy

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External Links

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Citation

Gofas, S.; Sartori, A. (2014). Tellina valtonis Hanley, 1844. 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:141596