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Blunt Tellin

Arcopagia crassa

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 50, February 37, March 58, April 91, May 131, June 143, July 153, August 131, September 96, October 72, November 39, December 31.
United States1,030
Alaska1,030
Portugal18
COIMBRA13
Spain9
Andalucía6
United Kingdom5
FARO3
France3
Galicia2

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
GenusArcopagia

Sources

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