MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Tellina semen Hanley, 1845) Hanley S.C.T. (1844-1845). Descriptions of new species of the genus <i>Tellina</i> chiefly collected by H. Cuming Esq. in the Philippine Islands and Central America. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 12: 59-64, 68-72 [September 1844]; 140-144, 147-149 [December 1844]; 164-166 [February 1845]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862353
page(s): 164 [details]
original description
(of Tellina europisthus Barnard, 1964) Barnard, K. H. (1964). The work of the s.s. Pieter Faure in Natal waters, with special reference to the Crustacea and Mollusca; with descriptions of new species of Mollusca from Natal. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 16(1): 9-29.
page(s): 27, fig. 5c. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description
(of Tellina fabagella Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 317-371 [pp. 317-320, 8 May 1855; 321-371, 16 May 1855]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747744
page(s): 355 [details]
original description
(of Tellina (Maera) actinota Melvill, 1898) Melvill, J. C. (1898). Further investigations into the molluscan fauna of the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Oman, with the descriptions of forty species. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society.</em> 42(4): 1-40, pls 1-2., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36322938
page(s): 34-35, pl. 2, fig. 1. [details]
original description
(of Tellina (Moera) miracyllium Melvill & Standen, 1907) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1907). The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893-1906; with descriptions of new species. 2 Pelecypoda. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 20: 783-848, pls 53-56 [11 April]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208540
page(s): 820, pl. 56, fig. 4. [details]
additional source
Wang, Z.-r. (2004). Tellinoidea. pp. 277-296, pls 152-161. In: Qi Zhongyan (ed.). Seashells of China. Beijing, China Ocean Press. viii + 418 p., pls 1-193. [details]
additional source
Xu F.-S. [Fengshan] & Zhang J.-L. [Junlong]. (2018). <i>Fauna Sinica</i>. Invertebrata vol. 57: Mollusca. Bivalvia. Tellinidae, Semelidae. Beijing: Science Press. 236 pp. 15 pls.
page(s): 107, pl. 8 fig. 4 [details]
source of synonymy
Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
From other sources
synonymy Cadella subgenus of Tellina [details]