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The Tellinidae Family includes 532 species comprising 9 subfamilies (Tellininae (61 genus), Macominae (16), Arcopagiinae (8), ...)
and 103 genus (Macoma (28 species), Strigilla (22), Serratina (21), ...)

Phylum      : Mollusca
 Class       : Bivalvia 
  Subclass    : Heterodonta 
   Infraclass  : Euheterodonta 
    Superorder  : Imparidentia 
     Order       : Cardiida 
      Superfamily : Tellinoidea 
       Family      : Tellinidae 
    

Common name : beautiful tellin

Aspect : oval or elongated shell, rather fragile, more or less unequal, often arched laterally behind; two long separate siphons

Feeding : filtration of microorganisms in suspension

Environment : sandy bottom, mainly in warm seas

scutarcopagia pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (Subfamily Tellininae)

scutarcopagia pulcherrima

Total collection for Tellinidae : 1 species (2 shells in total)

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