Donax trunculus
| Donax trunculus | |
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| Donax trunculus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Family: | Donacidae |
| Genus: | Donax |
| Species: | D. trunculus |
| Binomial name | |
| Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Donax trunculus (abrupt wedge shell, wedge clam), is a bivalve species in the family Donacidae. It is native to the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of western Europe.[1] It is locally known as tellin, tellina, telline or "tenille" in France, tellina in Italy, tellina or coquina in Spain, conquilha or cadelinha in Portugal, and Um El-Kholol in Egypt, and is consumed as a food in these countries. There is a very similar shellfish in Australia locally known as "Pippies".
References
- ↑ Donax trunculus at the Encyclopedia of Life
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