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Flat tellin

Peronaea planata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The flat tellin (Peronaea planata) is a species in the family Tellinidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the flat 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 flat tellin live?

Not recorded

Is the flat 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 flat tellin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyTellinidae
  6. genusPeronaea
  7. SpeciesPeronaea planata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Angulus planatus, Peronaea cristata, Tellina complanata, Tellina flavescens, Tellina ovalis, Tellina planata, Tellina planata var. antilla, Tellina planata var. apina, Tellina planata var. pallida, Tellina planata var. parita, Tellina planata var. petraliensis, Tellina rudis

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Telline aplatieFrench
  • Tellina piattaItalian
  • Brede Mediterrane platschelpDutch
  • Tellina appiattitaItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the flat tellin

Other species in the same genus Peronaea.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the flat tellin?

The flat tellin (Peronaea planata) belongs to the family Tellinidae in the order Cardiida.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Flat tellin (Peronaea planata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/flat-tellin

MLA

“Flat tellin (Peronaea planata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/flat-tellin.

BibTeX
@misc{flat_tellin_2026,
  title = {Flat tellin (Peronaea planata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flat-tellin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}