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Thin tellin

Macomangulus tenuis (da Costa, 1778)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The thin tellin (Macomangulus tenuis) is a species in the family Tellinidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the thin 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 thin tellin live?

Not recorded

Is the thin 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 thin tellin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyTellinidae
  6. genusMacomangulus
  7. SpeciesMacomangulus tenuis (da Costa, 1778)

Synonyms Angulus tenuis, Macoma commutata, Macoma tennuis, Tellina bourguignati, Tellina exigua, Tellina exigua var. alba, Tellina exigua var. flavescens, Tellina hyalina, Tellina lucida, Tellina occidentalis, Tellina polita, Tellina rubens, Tellina tenuis, Tellina tenuis var. aita, Tellina tenuis var. angusta, Tellina tenuis var. brevior, Tellina tenuis var. browni, Tellina tenuis var. jeffreysi, Tellina tenuis var. maxima, Tellina tenuis var. minuta

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Petal tellinEnglish
  • Plain tellinEnglish
  • telínka různobarváCzech
  • Almindelig tallerkenmuslingDanish
  • PlattmuschelGerman
  • Telline-papillonFrench
  • Tellina tenueItalian
  • Tere platschelpDutch
  • Теллина тонкаяRussian
  • telina tenkáSlovak
  • färgvariabel skivmusslaSwedish
  • Platte TellmuschelGerman
  • Zarte TellmuschelGerman
  • Tellina sottileItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the thin tellin

Other species in the same genus Macomangulus.

CompareThin tellin vs Macomangulus belcheriThin tellin vs Macomangulus coloratusThin tellin vs Macomangulus posteli

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the thin tellin?

The thin tellin (Macomangulus tenuis) 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). Thin tellin (Macomangulus tenuis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/thin-tellin

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“Thin tellin (Macomangulus tenuis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/thin-tellin.

BibTeX
@misc{thin_tellin_2026,
  title = {Thin tellin (Macomangulus tenuis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/thin-tellin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}