Tellina (Omala) texturata   Sowerby  (Clam)
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Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order:Veneroida
Family:Tellinidae
Description
Size: Length 7.00-9.70 mm; height 4.26-6.20 mm; thickness 2.13-3.60

Shell elongately ovate; umbonal region white; surface not shining.

Synonym (s)
• Tellina texturata Sowerby in Reeve's 1867
• Tellina confusa Preston 1914
• Tellina confusa Annandale and Kemp 1916
• Tellina confusa Ray 1968
• Tellina (Omala) texturata Dey 1981
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Biogeography


• Orissa, Chilika Lake INDIA (Record: 1995)
• Orissa, Off Puri INDIA (Record: 24/03/1916-29/03/1916)
Literature Source(s)
  • Rao, NVS; Rao, KVS and Manna, RN (1995) Mollusca Wetland ecosystem series 1: Fauna of Chilka lake ZSI, Calcutta 391-468 Available at - NIO, Goa
  • Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
  • Rao, NVS; Rao, KVS and Maitra, S (1991) Marine molluscs State fauna series 1: Fauna of Orissa Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta Part 3 1-175 Available at - NIO, Goa
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