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Tellinella virgata
Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Cardiida › Tellinidae
- Collected by
- Ditlev Due Thaanum
- Collector number
- Th 6862
- Locality
- Indian Ocean
- Region
- Indian Ocean
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Tellinella virgata observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-28.

2026-06-28
Onslow, AU
(c) casper_smit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-20
Taveuni Island, Fiji
(c) Keira P., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-20
Taveuni Island, Fiji
(c) Keira P., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-10
Saipan, CNMI
(c) howyoulikedax, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-13
Shark Bay, Francois Peron National Park, WA, AU
(c) urungaroger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-06
Bowen, QLD, AU
(c) mvlichens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tellinella virgata. BPBM 284652. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/284652.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
