Tellina

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See also: tellina

Translingual

Tellina radiata (105) second from top in center column
Tellina lingua-felis (106) third from top in left column

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τελλίνη (tellínē, “a small bivalve shellfish”).

Proper noun

Tellina f

A taxonomic genus within the family Tellinidae.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Bivalvia - class; Autobranchia - subclass; Heteroconchia - superorder; Venerida - order; Tellinoidea - superfamily; Tellinidae - family; Tellininae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Tellina radiata - type species; for the numerous other species see Tellina at World Register of Marine Species

Derived terms

References

Tellina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tellina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Tellina on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Tellina at World Register of Marine Species
Tellina at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Tellina at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Tellina at Paleobiology Database

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