| Common Name | Favored tellin |
| Language | English |
| Type | AFS |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 1 - (Legal common name (unique)) |
| Country | United States (contiguous states) |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Leal, J.H., 2003 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st Modifier | mod. for abundance |
| 2nd Modifier | |
| Remarks | 'tellin', from Greek 'tellinē', i.e., 'type of shellfish'. |