Tellin shell. The shell of a tellin (Phylloda foliacea), a type of bivalve mollusc in the family Tellinidae. Shells of bivalve molluscs consist of two

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Tellin shell. The shell of a tellin (Phylloda foliacea), a type of bivalve mollusc in the family Tellinidae. Shells of bivalve molluscs consist of two articulating parts, or valves. Tellins live in soft sediments in shallow seas and breathe using siphons which reach up to the surface of the sediment. This species is found in the Red Sea.

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