First record of Tellimya tenella (Lovén, 1846) in the Italian waters

Authors

  • Pierluigi STRAFELLA
  • Vera SALVALAGGIO
  • Clara CUICCHI
  • Elisa PUNZO
  • Angela SANTELLI
  • Alessandra SPAGNOLO
  • Gianna FABI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32582/aa.60.2.6

Keywords:

bivalves, Adriatic Sea, Tellimya tenella, misidentification

Abstract

        Alive specimens belonging to Tellimya tenella (Lovén, 1846) were recorded for the first time in Adriatic Sea. Up to date, only few pleistocene fossils or empty valves of this species had been reported in Italian waters.

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Published

15.12.2019

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Short communication