| Common Name | Favored telling |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | United States (contiguous states) |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Floriday Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 2004 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | |
| Core | |
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| Remarks | 'tellin', from Greek 'tellinē', i.e., 'type of shellfish'. |