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Tellina linguafelis

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BPBM 6364Malacology

Tellina linguafelis

Cat's Tongue Tellin

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Cardiida › Tellinidae

Collected by
E.L. Layard; GarrettAndrew J. Garrett →E.L. Layard →
Locality
Ceylon
Region
Ceylon
Record type
Preservedspecimen
2 Bishop specimens of Tellina linguafelis · collected 1922–1922Species page ›

Scutarcopagia linguafelis observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-09.

Scutarcopagia linguafelis observed 2025-11-09

2025-11-09

Ellison Reef

(c) Sarah Hodgson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Scutarcopagia linguafelis observed 2025-09-10

2025-09-10

South West Gulf Ward, McArthur, NT, AU

(c) urungaroger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Scutarcopagia linguafelis observed 2025-08-19

2025-08-19

Geoffrey Bay, Arcadia, QLD, AU

(c) urungaroger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Scutarcopagia linguafelis observed 2022-09-03

2022-09-03

Whitsundays QLD 4802, Australia

(c) michaeln05, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Scutarcopagia linguafelis observed 2015-07-24

2015-07-24

nakagusuku

(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Tellina linguafelis. BPBM 6364. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39019307. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/6364.

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