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Bodega Tellin

Megangulus bodegensis

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 29, February 25, March 26, April 33, May 32, June 23, July 20, August 20, September 26, October 26, November 34, December 26.
United States349
California321
Canada45
British Columbia45
Oregon12
Nevada8
Washington8
Alaska5
Mexico1
Baja California1

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
GenusMegangulus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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