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  1. Life
  2. Animals
  3. Mollusks
  4. Bivalves
  5. Cockles, Tellins, and Allies
  6. Tellins, Sunset Clams, and Allies

superfamily

Tellins, Sunset Clams, and Allies

Tellinoidea

Includes
59 native 2 introduced 5 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Tellins and Allies 33 native
  • Furrow-shells 10 native
  • Bean Clams 7 native
  • Short Razor Clams 5 native
  • Sunset Clams and Allies 4 native

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native tellins, sunset clams, and allies All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Gould Beanclam Donax gouldii 3,782 observations
  • Bent-nosed Clam Macoma nasuta 1,619 observations
  • White Macoma Rexithaerus sectus 1,015 observations
  • California Jackknife Clam Tagelus californianus 645 observations
  • Clipped Semele Semele decisa 518 observations
  • California Sunset Clam Gari californica 494 observations
  • Bodega Tellin Megangulus bodegensis 451 observations
  • Rose-painted Semele Semele rubropicta 377 observations
  • Purple Clam Nuttallia nuttallii 351 observations
  • California Fat Tellin Leporimetis obesa 286 observations
  • California Semele Cumingia californica 207 observations
  • Pointed Macoma Macoma inquinata 122 observations
  • Salmon Tellin Pseudocadella nuculoides 70 observations
  • Indented Macoma Rexithaerus indentata 49 observations
  • Plain Tellin Ameritella modesta 33 observations
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