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Red tellin

Bosemprella incarnata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The red tellin (Bosemprella incarnata) is a species in the family Tellinidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the red 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 red tellin live?

Not recorded

Is the red 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 red tellin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyTellinidae
  6. genusBosemprella
  7. SpeciesBosemprella incarnata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Angulus incarnatus, Angulus squalidus, Tellina daniliana, Tellina depressa, Tellina incarnata, Tellina incarnata var. major, Tellina incarnata var. pallida, Tellina incarnata var. panormitana, Tellina incarnata var. stazina, Tellina plana, Tellina rubrohyalina, Tellina squalida

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Fleshy tellinEnglish
  • Rote TellmuschelGerman
  • Tellina rosaItalian
  • Vleeskleurige platschelpDutch
  • Tellina incarnataItalian
  • Tellina rosa-carneItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red tellin

Other species in the same genus Bosemprella.

CompareRed tellin vs Bosemprella aquitanica

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the red tellin?

The red tellin (Bosemprella incarnata) 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). Red tellin (Bosemprella incarnata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-tellin

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BibTeX
@misc{red_tellin_2026,
  title = {Red tellin (Bosemprella incarnata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-tellin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}