Tellin from Philippines

[diocrisseashells1000]

Hello there,

                Do you know this tellin specie? the size is 70 mm. and where can i search a reference data for tellins ?

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thanks,
          Diocris.

[dave r]

Looks to me like Pharaonella tongana. As to sites for Tellinidae, I know of none specifically but there are several shell sites that list species of Tellinidae. Best advice is to use a search engine like Google.

[diocrisseashells1000]

many thanks Dave for helping me, although i have some doubts on the broad shape of my shell and the stain on the umbones, i will still follow your id, and thanks for your suggestion. i search at femorale, idscaro, & shellauction for some picture comparison. it is somehow same features on my tellin shell.

regards,
Diocris.