- English Common Name
- Boxlike Tellin
- Scientific name
- Serratina capsoides
- Taxonomy
- Order: Cardiida, Family: Tellinidae
- Size
- 3 – 4 cm
- Species Distribution
- In Okinawa, its population is fragmented in Okinawa, Kumejima, Ishigaki, and Iriomote Islands.
- Japan Red List of Threatened Species:Vulnerable
- Its habitats include sandy and muddy areas in the mediolittoral zone within tidal flats located in basin or river mouth.
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- Updated September 2018
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