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Bean Tellin

Fabulina fabula

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,587, February 1,172, March 1,837, April 2,890, May 4,167, June 4,544, July 4,862, August 4,181, September 3,070, October 2,291, November 1,252, December 979.
United States32,832
Alaska32,832
Netherlands11
Denmark4
Noord-Holland4
Zuid-Holland4
Syddanmark4
Portugal3
France2
Fryslân2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.From its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassBivalves · Bivalvia
OrderCockles, Tellins, and Allies · Cardiida
FamilyTellins and Allies · Tellinidae
GenusFabulina

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Bean Tellin with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.