Tellina radiata | |
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A view of the external surface of a valve of Tellina radiata | |
Interior of a left valve of Tellina radiata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Cardiida |
Family: | Tellinidae |
Genus: | Tellina |
Species: | T. radiata
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Binomial name | |
Tellina radiata | |
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Tellina radiata, common name sunrise tellin, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Tellinidae, the tellins. [1]
Shell of Tellina radiata can reach a length of 10.5 centimetres (4.1 in). [2] The shells of these bivalves are yellowish-white or pale pinkish, with a smooth and shiny surface. They show a quite variable pattern of pinkish-brown bands radiating from the top to the edges. These bivalves live buried in sand. [3]
The sunrise tellin can be found in the Eastern North America (Caribbean Sea, Colombia, Cuba, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica...as far South-East as Barbados). These filter-feeding bivalves inhabit marine and estuarine settings. [1] [2]