Tellinoidea Blainville 1814

Summary Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Subregnum: Eumetazoa • Cladus: Bilateria • Superphylum: Protostomia • Phylum: Mollusca • Classis: Bivalvia • Subclassis: Heterodonta • Infraclassis: Euheterodonta • Ordo: Veneroida • Familia: Donacidae • Genus: Donax (Donacidae) • Species: Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:#f8f9fa;padding:5px;font-size:95%;border-spacing:2px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;width:100%}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:4px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{background:#ccf;text-align:right;padding-right:0.4em;width:15%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{border-top:0;padding-top:0;margin-top:-8px}@media only screen and (max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table.fileinfotpl-type-information{border-spacing:0;padding:0;word-break:break-word;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody{display:block}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:0.2em 0.4em;text-align:left;text-align:start}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{box-sizing:border-box;flex:1 0 100%;width:100%}} Description: English: Donax trunculus anatinus Lamarck, 1818, Truncate Donax, right valve; length 3.3 cm; Originating from Chbika, Morocco; Shell of own collection, therefore not geocoded. Deutsch: Donax trunculus anatinus Lamarck, 1818, Gestutzte Stumpfmuschel, rechte Klappe; Länge 3,3 cm; Herkunft: Chbika, Marokko. Date: 12 April 2023. Source: Own work. Author: H. Zell. To the gallery of shells[edit]. Left valve of the same specimen Licensing[edit] I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following licenses: : Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled GNU Free Documentation License.http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.htmlGFDLGNU Free Documentation Licensetruetrue.mw-parser-output.responsive-license-cc{clear:both;text-align:center;box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;justify-content:space-around;align-items:center;margin:0.5em auto;background-color:#f9f9f9;border:2px solid #e0e0e0;border-spacing:8px;display:flex}.mw-parser-output.responsive-license-cc div{margin:4px}.mw-parser-output.rlicense-text div{margin:0.5em auto}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output.responsive-license-cc{flex-flow:column}.mw-parser-output.rlicense-text{order:1}} This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0CC BY-SA 3.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 truetrueYou may select the license of your choice.

Camera location 40° 43′ 57.06″ N, 0° 51′ 46.82″ E : View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: 40.732517; 0.863005. Description: Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 English: Near Riumar, Baix Ebre, Catalonia, Spain. Date: 26 March 2008. Photographer: Hans Hillewaert. Source: Own work. Permission (Reusing this file): : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.:. Attribution: © Hans Hillewaert. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue. Other licenses: More (4100+) and new images on : High resolution files on request.. Attribution (required by the license): © Hans Hillewaert / CC BY-SA 4.0. : © Hans Hillewaert /.

Summary Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Subregnum: Eumetazoa • Cladus: Bilateria • Superphylum: Protostomia • Phylum: Mollusca • Classis: Bivalvia • Subclassis: Heterodonta • Infraclassis: Euheterodonta • Ordo: Veneroida • Familia: Donacidae • Genus: Donax (Donacidae) • Species: Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:#f8f9fa;padding:5px;font-size:95%;border-spacing:2px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;width:100%}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:4px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{background:#ccf;text-align:right;padding-right:0.4em;width:15%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{border-top:0;padding-top:0;margin-top:-8px}@media only screen and (max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table.fileinfotpl-type-information{border-spacing:0;padding:0;word-break:break-word;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody{display:block}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:0.2em 0.4em;text-align:left;text-align:start}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{box-sizing:border-box;flex:1 0 100%;width:100%}} Description: English: Donax trunculus trunculus var. flaveolus Gemmellaro, 1834, Truncate Donax, right valve; length 2.6 cm; Originating from Port Leucate, France; Shell of own collection, therefore not geocoded. Deutsch: Donax trunculus trunculus var. flaveolus Gemmellaro, 1834, Gestutzte Stumpfmuschel, rechte Klappe; Länge 2,6 cm; Herkunft: Port Leucate, Frankreich. Date: 12 April 2023. Source: Own work. Author: H. Zell. To the gallery of shells[edit].

Description: Macoma tenta, 14 mm. Purcell Bay, Chincoteague Bay, , Worcester County, MD - 08/15/16. Photo by Robert Aguilar, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Date: 3 November 2006, 22:31. Source: Macoma tenta_(I1269). Author: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.

Description: Macoma tenta, 4mm. SERC, Rhode River, Anne Arundel County, MD - 10/21/14. Photo by Robert Aguilar, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Date: 9 January 2006, 05:19. Source: Macoma_tenta_(I0921). Author: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.

Summary.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:#f8f9fa;padding:5px;font-size:95%;border-spacing:2px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;width:100%}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:4px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{background:#ccf;text-align:right;padding-right:0.4em;width:15%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{border-top:0;padding-top:0;margin-top:-8px}@media only screen and (max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table.fileinfotpl-type-information{border-spacing:0;padding:0;word-break:break-word;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody{display:block}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:0.2em 0.4em;text-align:left;text-align:start}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{box-sizing:border-box;flex:1 0 100%;width:100%}} Description: English: A valve of Tagelus californianus but incorrectly labelled as Tagelus subteres and on display at the Museo Civico Craveri di Scienze Naturali - Bra. Date: 2 August 2016. Source: Own work. Author: Hectonichus.

Description: English: Cropped image of taxon in file name. Date: 17 April 2019. Source: Cropped images from here at the Commons. Author: See original uncropped file.

Description: English: Valves of Tagelus californianus, on display at the Museo Civico Craveri di Scienze Naturali - Bra. Date: 2 August 2016. Source: Own work. Author: Hectonichus.

Description: English: Asaphis deflorata (Linnaeus, 1758) - gaudy asaphis clam (public display, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA) Bivalves are bilaterally symmetrical molluscs having two calcareous, asymmetrical shells (valves) - they include the clams, oysters, and scallops. In most bivalves, the two shells are mirror images of each other (the major exception is the oysters). They occur in marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments. Bivalves are also known as pelecypods and lamellibranchiates. Bivalves are sessile, benthic organisms - they occur on or below substrates. Most of them are filter-feeders, using siphons to bring in water, filter the water for tiny particles of food, then expel the used water. The majority of bivalves are infaunal - they burrow into unlithified sediments. In hard substrate environments, some forms make borings, in which the bivalve lives. Some groups are hard substrate encrusters, using a mineral cement to attach to rocks, shells, or wood. The fossil record of bivalves is Cambrian to Recent. They are especially common in the post-Paleozoic fossil record. The gaudy asaphis clam shown above is part of the Caribbean Province: "The warm coral waters of the Caribbean stretching from northern Brazil to the Gulf of Mexico and northward adjacent to the Bahamas and Bermuda, contain a fauna of about 800 colorful species of common, shallow-water mollusks. The pink, or queen, conch and the sunrise tellin are typical." [info. from museum signage] Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Heterodonta, Cardiida, Psammobiidae Locality: unrecorded/undisclosed/unspecified. Date: 4 January 2016, 12:05:07. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/24428469934/. Author: James St. John.

Description: English: Asaphis deflorata (Linnaeus, 1758) - gaudy asaphis clam (public display, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA) Bivalves are bilaterally symmetrical molluscs having two calcareous, asymmetrical shells (valves) - they include the clams, oysters, and scallops. In most bivalves, the two shells are mirror images of each other (the major exception is the oysters). They occur in marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments. Bivalves are also known as pelecypods and lamellibranchiates. Bivalves are sessile, benthic organisms - they occur on or below substrates. Most of them are filter-feeders, using siphons to bring in water, filter the water for tiny particles of food, then expel the used water. The majority of bivalves are infaunal - they burrow into unlithified sediments. In hard substrate environments, some forms make borings, in which the bivalve lives. Some groups are hard substrate encrusters, using a mineral cement to attach to rocks, shells, or wood. The fossil record of bivalves is Cambrian to Recent. They are especially common in the post-Paleozoic fossil record. The gaudy asaphis clam shown above is part of the Caribbean Province: "The warm coral waters of the Caribbean stretching from northern Brazil to the Gulf of Mexico and northward adjacent to the Bahamas and Bermuda, contain a fauna of about 800 colorful species of common, shallow-water mollusks. The pink, or queen, conch and the sunrise tellin are typical." [info. from museum signage] Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Heterodonta, Cardiida, Psammobiidae Locality: unrecorded/undisclosed/unspecified. Date: 4 January 2016, 12:05:23. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/24965628291/. Author: James St. John.

Description: Español: Asaphis deflorata isla de Margarita, estado Nueva Esparta - Venezuela. Date: 20 November 2011. Source: Own work. Author: Veronidae.

Description: English: Cropped from original and adjusted color. Date: 12 December 2014, 13:42:49. Source: Own work. Author: Invertzoo.

Description: English: Asaphis deflorata (Linnaeus, 1758) - gaudy asaphis clam (public display, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA) Bivalves are bilaterally symmetrical molluscs having two calcareous, asymmetrical shells (valves) - they include the clams, oysters, and scallops. In most bivalves, the two shells are mirror images of each other (the major exception is the oysters). They occur in marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments. Bivalves are also known as pelecypods and lamellibranchiates. Bivalves are sessile, benthic organisms - they occur on or below substrates. Most of them are filter-feeders, using siphons to bring in water, filter the water for tiny particles of food, then expel the used water. The majority of bivalves are infaunal - they burrow into unlithified sediments. In hard substrate environments, some forms make borings, in which the bivalve lives. Some groups are hard substrate encrusters, using a mineral cement to attach to rocks, shells, or wood. The fossil record of bivalves is Cambrian to Recent. They are especially common in the post-Paleozoic fossil record. The gaudy asaphis clam shown above is part of the Caribbean Province: "The warm coral waters of the Caribbean stretching from northern Brazil to the Gulf of Mexico and northward adjacent to the Bahamas and Bermuda, contain a fauna of about 800 colorful species of common, shallow-water mollusks. The pink, or queen, conch and the sunrise tellin are typical." [info. from museum signage] Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Heterodonta, Cardiida, Psammobiidae Locality: unrecorded/undisclosed/unspecified. Date: 4 January 2016, 12:05:14. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/24691483809/. Author: James St. John.

Description: English: Tellina radiata Linnaeus, 1758 - interior of a left valve of the sunrise tellin clam from the Virgin Islands. Bivalves are bilaterally symmetrical molluscs having two calcareous, asymmetrical shells (valves) - they include the clams, oysters, and scallops. In most bivalves, the two shells are mirror images of each other (the major exception is the oysters). They occur in marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments. Bivalves are also known as pelecypods and lamellibranchiates. Bivalves are sessile, benthic organisms - they occur on or below substrates. Most of them are filter-feeders, using siphons to bring in water, filter the water for tiny particles of food, then expel the used water. The majority of bivalves are infaunal - they burrow into unlithified sediments. In hard substrate environments, some forms make borings, in which the bivalve lives. Some groups are hard substrate encrusters, using a mineral cement to attach to rocks, shells, or wood. The fossil record of bivalves is Cambrian to Recent. They are especially common in the post-Paleozoic fossil record. Seen here is a sunrise tellin clam shell, a colorful species in Family Tellinidae. Tellin bivalves first appeared in the Cretaceous - they are infaunal filter-feeders that inhabit estuarine and marine settings. Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Heterodonta, Cardiida, Tellinidae Locality: St. Thomas, western Virgin Islands See info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tellina_radiata. Date: 29 September 2020, 16:51:02. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/50409766533/. Author: James St. John.

Description: English: Tellina radiata Linnaeus, 1758 - exterior of a right valve of the sunrise tellin clam from the Virgin Islands. Bivalves are bilaterally symmetrical molluscs having two calcareous, asymmetrical shells (valves) - they include the clams, oysters, and scallops. In most bivalves, the two shells are mirror images of each other (the major exception is the oysters). They occur in marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments. Bivalves are also known as pelecypods and lamellibranchiates. Bivalves are sessile, benthic organisms - they occur on or below substrates. Most of them are filter-feeders, using siphons to bring in water, filter the water for tiny particles of food, then expel the used water. The majority of bivalves are infaunal - they burrow into unlithified sediments. In hard substrate environments, some forms make borings, in which the bivalve lives. Some groups are hard substrate encrusters, using a mineral cement to attach to rocks, shells, or wood. The fossil record of bivalves is Cambrian to Recent. They are especially common in the post-Paleozoic fossil record. Seen here is a sunrise tellin clam shell, a colorful species in Family Tellinidae. Tellin bivalves first appeared in the Cretaceous - they are infaunal filter-feeders that inhabit estuarine and marine settings. Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Heterodonta, Cardiida, Tellinidae Locality: St. Thomas, western Virgin Islands See info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tellina_radiata. Date: 29 September 2020, 16:50:27. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/50410474506/. Author: James St. John.

Description: English: Tellina radiata Linnaeus, 1758 - exterior of a right valve of the sunrise tellin clam from the Virgin Islands. Bivalves are bilaterally symmetrical molluscs having two calcareous, asymmetrical shells (valves) - they include the clams, oysters, and scallops. In most bivalves, the two shells are mirror images of each other (the major exception is the oysters). They occur in marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments. Bivalves are also known as pelecypods and lamellibranchiates. Bivalves are sessile, benthic organisms - they occur on or below substrates. Most of them are filter-feeders, using siphons to bring in water, filter the water for tiny particles of food, then expel the used water. The majority of bivalves are infaunal - they burrow into unlithified sediments. In hard substrate environments, some forms make borings, in which the bivalve lives. Some groups are hard substrate encrusters, using a mineral cement to attach to rocks, shells, or wood. The fossil record of bivalves is Cambrian to Recent. They are especially common in the post-Paleozoic fossil record. Seen here is a sunrise tellin clam shell, a colorful species in Family Tellinidae. Tellin bivalves first appeared in the Cretaceous - they are infaunal filter-feeders that inhabit estuarine and marine settings. Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Heterodonta, Cardiida, Tellinidae Locality: St. Thomas, western Virgin Islands See info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tellina_radiata. Date: 29 September 2020, 16:49:44. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/50410624792/. Author: James St. John.

Description: English: Tellina radiata Linnaeus, 1758 - exterior of a left valve of the sunrise tellin clam from the Virgin Islands. Bivalves are bilaterally symmetrical molluscs having two calcareous, asymmetrical shells (valves) - they include the clams, oysters, and scallops. In most bivalves, the two shells are mirror images of each other (the major exception is the oysters). They occur in marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments. Bivalves are also known as pelecypods and lamellibranchiates. Bivalves are sessile, benthic organisms - they occur on or below substrates. Most of them are filter-feeders, using siphons to bring in water, filter the water for tiny particles of food, then expel the used water. The majority of bivalves are infaunal - they burrow into unlithified sediments. In hard substrate environments, some forms make borings, in which the bivalve lives. Some groups are hard substrate encrusters, using a mineral cement to attach to rocks, shells, or wood. The fossil record of bivalves is Cambrian to Recent. They are especially common in the post-Paleozoic fossil record. Seen here is a sunrise tellin clam shell, a colorful species in Family Tellinidae. Tellin bivalves first appeared in the Cretaceous - they are infaunal filter-feeders that inhabit estuarine and marine settings. Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Heterodonta, Cardiida, Tellinidae Locality: St. Thomas, western Virgin Islands See info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tellina_radiata. Date: 29 September 2020, 16:50:54. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/50409766733/. Author: James St. John.

Description: Tellina radiata Linnaeus, 1758 - interior of a left valve of the sunrise tellin clam, 6.4 cm across at its widest. Family Tellinidae (Cretaceous to Holocene) - the tellin clams are infaunal, filter-feeding bivalves that inhabit estuarine and marine settings. Date: 16 March 2011, 20:39. Source: Tellina radiata (sunrise tellin clam) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 2. Author: James St. John.

Description: English: Tellina radiata Linnaeus, 1758 - interior of a right valve of the sunrise tellin clam from the Virgin Islands. Bivalves are bilaterally symmetrical molluscs having two calcareous, asymmetrical shells (valves) - they include the clams, oysters, and scallops. In most bivalves, the two shells are mirror images of each other (the major exception is the oysters). They occur in marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments. Bivalves are also known as pelecypods and lamellibranchiates. Bivalves are sessile, benthic organisms - they occur on or below substrates. Most of them are filter-feeders, using siphons to bring in water, filter the water for tiny particles of food, then expel the used water. The majority of bivalves are infaunal - they burrow into unlithified sediments. In hard substrate environments, some forms make borings, in which the bivalve lives. Some groups are hard substrate encrusters, using a mineral cement to attach to rocks, shells, or wood. The fossil record of bivalves is Cambrian to Recent. They are especially common in the post-Paleozoic fossil record. Seen here is a sunrise tellin clam shell, a colorful species in Family Tellinidae. Tellin bivalves first appeared in the Cretaceous - they are infaunal filter-feeders that inhabit estuarine and marine settings. Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Heterodonta, Cardiida, Tellinidae Locality: St. Thomas, western Virgin Islands See info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tellina_radiata. Date: 29 September 2020, 16:50:46. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/50409766933/. Author: James St. John.

Description: English: Tellina radiata Linnaeus, 1758 - interior of a right valve of the sunrise tellin clam from the Virgin Islands. Bivalves are bilaterally symmetrical molluscs having two calcareous, asymmetrical shells (valves) - they include the clams, oysters, and scallops. In most bivalves, the two shells are mirror images of each other (the major exception is the oysters). They occur in marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments. Bivalves are also known as pelecypods and lamellibranchiates. Bivalves are sessile, benthic organisms - they occur on or below substrates. Most of them are filter-feeders, using siphons to bring in water, filter the water for tiny particles of food, then expel the used water. The majority of bivalves are infaunal - they burrow into unlithified sediments. In hard substrate environments, some forms make borings, in which the bivalve lives. Some groups are hard substrate encrusters, using a mineral cement to attach to rocks, shells, or wood. The fossil record of bivalves is Cambrian to Recent. They are especially common in the post-Paleozoic fossil record. Seen here is a sunrise tellin clam shell, a colorful species in Family Tellinidae. Tellin bivalves first appeared in the Cretaceous - they are infaunal filter-feeders that inhabit estuarine and marine settings. Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Heterodonta, Cardiida, Tellinidae Locality: St. Thomas, western Virgin Islands See info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tellina_radiata. Date: 29 September 2020, 16:49:57. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/50409767638/. Author: James St. John.

Description: English: Tellina radiata Linnaeus, 1758 - interior of a left valve of the sunrise tellin clam from the Virgin Islands. Bivalves are bilaterally symmetrical molluscs having two calcareous, asymmetrical shells (valves) - they include the clams, oysters, and scallops. In most bivalves, the two shells are mirror images of each other (the major exception is the oysters). They occur in marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments. Bivalves are also known as pelecypods and lamellibranchiates. Bivalves are sessile, benthic organisms - they occur on or below substrates. Most of them are filter-feeders, using siphons to bring in water, filter the water for tiny particles of food, then expel the used water. The majority of bivalves are infaunal - they burrow into unlithified sediments. In hard substrate environments, some forms make borings, in which the bivalve lives. Some groups are hard substrate encrusters, using a mineral cement to attach to rocks, shells, or wood. The fossil record of bivalves is Cambrian to Recent. They are especially common in the post-Paleozoic fossil record. Seen here is a sunrise tellin clam shell, a colorful species in Family Tellinidae. Tellin bivalves first appeared in the Cretaceous - they are infaunal filter-feeders that inhabit estuarine and marine settings. Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Heterodonta, Cardiida, Tellinidae Locality: St. Thomas, western Virgin Islands See info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tellina_radiata. Date: 29 September 2020, 16:49:19. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/50410475566/. Author: James St. John.

Description: English: A view of the external surface of a valve of Tellina radiata, on display at the Museo Civico Craveri di Scienze Naturali - Bra. Source: Own work. Author: Hectonichus.

Description: English: Tellina radiata Linnaeus, 1758 - exterior of a left valve of the sunrise tellin clam from the Virgin Islands. Bivalves are bilaterally symmetrical molluscs having two calcareous, asymmetrical shells (valves) - they include the clams, oysters, and scallops. In most bivalves, the two shells are mirror images of each other (the major exception is the oysters). They occur in marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments. Bivalves are also known as pelecypods and lamellibranchiates. Bivalves are sessile, benthic organisms - they occur on or below substrates. Most of them are filter-feeders, using siphons to bring in water, filter the water for tiny particles of food, then expel the used water. The majority of bivalves are infaunal - they burrow into unlithified sediments. In hard substrate environments, some forms make borings, in which the bivalve lives. Some groups are hard substrate encrusters, using a mineral cement to attach to rocks, shells, or wood. The fossil record of bivalves is Cambrian to Recent. They are especially common in the post-Paleozoic fossil record. Seen here is a sunrise tellin clam shell, a colorful species in Family Tellinidae. Tellin bivalves first appeared in the Cretaceous - they are infaunal filter-feeders that inhabit estuarine and marine settings. Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Heterodonta, Cardiida, Tellinidae Locality: St. Thomas, western Virgin Islands See info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tellina_radiata. Date: 29 September 2020, 16:48:54. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/50410473561/. Author: James St. John.

Description: Italiano: Gruppo fossile con (dall'alto in basso) Sinodia, Solecurtus and Chlamys. English: Fossil group with (from top to bottom) Sinodia, Solecurtus and Chlamys. Date: 26 September 2015, 15:13:37. Source: Own work. Author: Dario Crespi.