Jactellina

Jactellina
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Tellinidae
Genus:
Iredale, 1929
Type species
Tellina obliquaria
Deshayes, 1855

Jactellina is a genus of bivalves, belonging to the family Tellinidae, first described by conchologist Tom Iredale in 1929.[1]

This genus occurs widely in the western Pacific Ocean.

The following species are recognized:[2]

  • Jactellina adamsi (M. Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, 2015)
  • Jactellina clathrata (Deshayes, 1835)
  • Jactellina formosa (Hanley, 1844)
  • Jactellina obliquaria (Deshayes, 1855)
  • Jactellina obliquistriata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1868)
  • Jactellina secunda (Bertin, 1878)
  • Jactellina subpallida (E. A. Smith, 1891)
  • Jactellina texturata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1867)
  • Jactellina transcalpta (G. B. Sowerby III, 1915)

References

  1. ^ Iredale, Tom (1929). "Queensland molluscan notes, No. 1.". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. Vol. v.9:pt.3 (1929). Brisbane: Queensland Museum.
  2. ^ WoRMS. "Jactellina Iredale, 1929". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 30 May 2024.