Donax trunculus
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| Species: | D. trunculus
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| Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758
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Donax trunculus (abrupt wedge shell, wedge clam), is a bivalve species in the family Donacidae. It is native to the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of western Europe.[1] It is locally known as tellin, tellina, telline or "tenille" in France, tellina in Italy, tellina or coquina in Spain, conquilha or cadelinha in Portugal, and Um El-Kholol in Egypt, and is consumed as a food in these countries. There is a very similar shellfish in Australia locally known as "Pippies".
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