Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Macomangulus tenuis
Tellina tenuis
Thin tellin
plain tellin
petal tellin
Collection ID:
Z555.1.163
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 16 specimens. 14 have both valves attached as well as 2 individual right valves. Ovate in shape, thin, semi-translucent and ranges in colour through whites, creams and pale pinks. They also have visible concentric striae and are generally small in size. This animal burrows in fine sands and silts in depths up to 10m in the intertidal.
Field collection
| Collector | Robert Rendall |
References
| Reference literature | Rendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.186) |
