- English Common Name
- Striped Tellin
- Scientific name
- Tellina virgata
- Taxonomy
- Order: Veneroida, Family: Tellinidae
- Size
- 6 cm to 7 cm
- Species Distribution
- Nansei Islands, Indo-West Pacific
- Okinawan Common Name
- Akaina (Nago city, Okinawa)
- Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species: Vulnerable
- Japan Red List of Threatened Species: Critically Endangered and Endangered
- This bivalve mollusk can be found in deep tidal flats. This species is found in sandy areas where seagrasses (eelgrass) form thin beds. The pattern of the shell is beautiful. Today, habitat loss due to due to coastal development is one of concern to push the species to extinct.
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- Updated July 2017
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