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TELLINIDAE |
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Tellinota
albinella
(Lamarck, 1818) Description:
Shell elongate, moderately lightweight, posterior end of both
valves slightly flexed to right. Shape smoothly rounded
anteriorly, more pointed posteriorly. Weakly inflated, right valve less
inflated than left; right valve with ridge from umbo to posterior
margin. Exterior with fine commarginal ridges. Interior
with pallial line, anterior and posterior muscle scars well defined;
pallial sinus very deep, extending well past midline. Margin smooth. Hinge
with 2 cardinal teeth in each valve, 1 bifid, and poorly defined
laterals. Ligament external, moderately long. Shell colour
usually pink and white in concentric bands, sometimes orange or white. Size:
Up to 64 mm in length. Distribution:
Endemic to Australia: southern Qld, southwards and around
southern Australia, to south-western WA, including Tas. Habitat:
Lives in sandy beaches in the shallow subtidal. Sometimes common. Synonymy:
Tellinota roseola Iredale, 1936 was a name applied to pink
coloured shells. Remarks: The colour of this shell varies from pure white through shades of cream, yellow, orange, pink and deep rose. In NSW most specimens are some shade of pink. In the Australian Museum collection about one-third of the Tasmanian specimens are white, as are about one-fifth of South Australian shells. Fig.
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Boyd Town beach, Twofold Bay, NSW (C.064362) |
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