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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Tellinoidea: Tellininae

Scissula iris (Say, 1822)


Range: 35°N to 20°N; 91°W to 80°W
Depth: 0 to 37 m (live 8 to 8 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 15.3  mm

Synonymy

Tellina exilis auct. non Lamarck, 1818
Tellina iris Say, 1822

Details


Tellina iris Say, 1822,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 35°N to 20°N; 91°W to 80°W
Depth: 0 to 37 m (live 8 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 15.3 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Texas
References: Lyons (1989b) Ll; Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) c

Tellina exilis auct. non Lamarck, 1818, 
[Not available]
References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s
Comments: Misidentification by Dall (1900).



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