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Bean-like tellin

Fabulina fabula (Gmelin, 1791)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The bean-like tellin (Fabulina fabula) is a species in the family Tellinidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the bean-like tellin

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bean-like tellin live?

Not recorded

Is the bean-like tellin endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bean-like tellin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyTellinidae
  6. genusFabulina
  7. SpeciesFabulina fabula (Gmelin, 1791)

Synonyms Angulus fabula, Fabulina fabula, Fabulina fabuloides, Tellina discors, Tellina fabula, Tellina fabuliformis, Tellina fabulina, Tellina fabuloides, Tellina fragillissima, Tellina vitrea

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Semi-striated tellinEnglish
  • Stribet tallerkenmuslingDanish
  • gerippte TellmuschelGerman
  • telline striéeFrench
  • rechtsgestreepte platschelpDutch
  • bönlik skivmusslaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bean-like tellin

Other species in the same family Tellinidae.

Chinese

Tellina radiata

TellinidaeNo free photo yet

Red tellin

Bosemprella incarnata

TellinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bean-like tellin?

The bean-like tellin (Fabulina fabula) belongs to the family Tellinidae in the order Cardiida.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bean-like tellin (Fabulina fabula). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bean-like-tellin

MLA

“Bean-like tellin (Fabulina fabula).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bean-like-tellin.

BibTeX
@misc{bean_like_tellin_2026,
  title = {Bean-like tellin (Fabulina fabula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bean-like-tellin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}