Tellina

{{Short description|Genus of bivalves}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| taxon = Tellina

| image = Tellina nuculoides.jpg

| image_caption = Tellina nuculoides

| authority = Linnaeus, 1758

| display_parents = 3

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = See text.

| synonyms = {{hidden begin|title = List}}

• Liotellina P. Fischer, 1887
• Musculus Mörch, 1853
• †Tellina (Gastranopsis) Cossmann, 1906
• Tellina (Liotellina) P. Fischer, 1887
• †Tellina (Macaliopsis) Cossmann, 1886
• Tellina (Tellina) Linnaeus, 1758
• Tellina (Tellinarius) Froriep, 1806
• Tellinarius Froriep, 1806

{{hidden end}}

| synonyms_ref =

}}

Tellina is a widely distributed genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.{{Cite web |title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tellina Linnaeus, 1758 |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138533 |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=www.marinespecies.org}} It is also known as "tellin" in English.{{Cite web |url=https://www.oed.com/dictionary/tellin_n |title=tellin |website=Oxford English Dictionary |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=October 14, 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/tellin |title=Definition of 'tellin' |website=Collins Dictionary |publisher= |access-date=October 14, 2024}}