Tellins
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| Scientific name | Tellinidae |
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| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Order | Cardiida |
| Higher classification | Tellinoidea |
| Rank | Family |
| Subclass | Heterodonta |
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| ID | 993282 |
About Tellins
The Tellinidae are a family of marine bivalve molluscs of the order Cardiida. Commonly known as tellins or tellens, they live fairly deep in soft sediments in shallow seas and respire using long siphons that reach up to the surface of the sediment.