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Fleshy Tellin

Bosemprella incarnata

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 7, February 16, March 8, April 4, May 4, June 5, July 3, August 4, September 7, October 1, November 4, December 5.
Spain68
Andalucía26
France26
Italy25
Occitanie23
Galicia16
Cataluña/Catalunya13
Greece13
Centro11
Comunitat Valenciana9

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
GenusBosemprella

Sources

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