Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Autobranchia > Infraclass Heteroconchia > Subterclass Euheterodonta > Superorder Imparidentia > Order Galeommatida > Superfamily Galeommatoidea > Family Lasaeidae > Subfamily Montacutinae

Tellimya T. Brown, 1827

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

Decipula Jeffreys, 1876 synonym
Montacuta (Tellimya) T. Brown, 1827 synonym

Children

Tellimya ferruginosa (Montagu, 1808)
Tellimya pura (E. A. Smith, 1885)
Tellimya semirubra (Gaglini, 1992)
Tellimya tenella (Lovén, 1846)
Tellimya voeringi (Friele, 1877)

Literature

original description

Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London. 144 pp., 52 pls.

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Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tellimya T. Brown, 1827. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146937

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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Last modified

2017-09-26 by Philippe Bouchet

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