Collected about 10 years ago, these and many more specimens were given to me by two loving ladies who came to talk while I was photographing the birds on the Yuigahama beach 由比ヶ浜海岸, Kamakura, Japan
Scientific classification:
Scientific classification:
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
(unranked): Protostomia
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Subphylum: Conchifera
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Superorder: Imparidentia
Order: Cardiida
Superfamily: Tellinoidea
Family:Tellinidae
ID proposal: Nitidotellina sp. (there may be more than one species) and Moerella sp. (last line, first on the left).
ID suggestions are welcome.
The Tellinidae are a family of marine bivalve molluscs of the order Cardiida. Commonly known as tellins or tellens, they live fairly deep in soft sediments in shallow seas and respire using long siphons that reach up to the surface of the sediment. Tellinids have rounded or oval, elongated shells, much flattened.
The two valves are connected by a large external ligament. The two separate siphons are exceptionally long, sometimes several times the length of the shell. These siphons have a characteristic cruciform muscle at their base.
Photo Taken: May 19, 2024
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