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Tellina rugosa
rough ridged tellin
Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Cardiida › Tellinidae
- Collected by
- A. Garrett; A. Garrett
- Locality
- Society Islands
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Quidnipagus palatam observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 104 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Palm Island, QLD, AU
(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
Palawan, Puerto Princesa, Mimaropa, PH
(c) emiliavoh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Leuweung Sancang Nature Reserve, JR, ID
(c) K07_KO26RA, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-22
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Ryan Durand, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-26
PGVP+G9, Paje, Tanzania
(c) Dennis Rabeling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2025-12-20
Okinawa, JP
(c) JIN Pin-Tsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tellina rugosa. BPBM 5012. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39034008. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/5012.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39034008 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
