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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Tellinoidea: Tellininae

Laciolina magna (Spengler, 1798)


Range: 35°N to 14.8°N; 87.5°W to 61.5°W
Depth: 0 to 9 m
Maximum Reported Size: 122  mm

Synonymy

Tellina magna Spengler, 1798
Tellina acuta W. Wood, 1815
Tellina elliptica Lamarck, 1818
Tellina sol Hanley, 1844
Tellina vitraea d'Orbigny, 1853

Details


Tellina magna Spengler, 1798,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 35°N to 18°N; 87.5°W to 67°W
Depth: 0 to 9 m
Maximum Reported Size: 122 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; Bermuda
References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) c

Tellina acuta W. Wood, 1815, 
[Synonym]

Tellina elliptica Lamarck, 1818, 
[Synonym]

Tellina sol Hanley, 1844, 
[Synonym]

Tellina vitraea d'Orbigny, 1853, p. 253, pl. 26, figs. 4-5
[Synonym]
Attributed to: d'Orbigny (1842)
Type Locality: Guadeloupe
Range: 18°N to 14.8°N; 65.5°W to 61.5°W
Maximum Reported Size: 21 mm
Distribution: Guadeloupe
References: d'Orbigny (1853) M

Tellina vitrea sic, 
[Not available]
Attributed to: d'Orbigny (1853)
Comments: Error for T. vitraea.


Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1853. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2 [iv] + 225-380, pls. 26-28?.

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