Macomangulus tenuis

Macomangulus tenuis (da Costa, 1778)
Thin-shelled tellina

photo by Coltro, Marcus

Family:	Tellinidae (tellins)
Max. size:	3 cm SHL (male/unsexed)
Environment:	benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 7 - 9 m
Distribution:	Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean, Black Sea and Indian Ocean.
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Species' maximum length from the Belgian part of the North Sea (Ref. 7882). Found along near-coastal zones in a wide variety of sediment types but preferentially in substrate composition of less than 20% mud (Ref. 7882). Inhabits upper clean sand (Ref. 2780). Also found in areas influenced by estuarine outflows (Ref. 96507).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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