[ad. L. tellīna, a. Gr. τελλίνη a kind of shell-fish. So F. telline, It. tellina.] A bivalve of the genus Tellina or family Tellinidæ.
c. 1711. Petiver, Gazophyl., Dec. vii.–viii. Tab. 78. Rib-welted Limington Tellen.
1833. Penny Cycl., I. 466/2. They are supposed to have long syphons, like the Tellens.
1854. Woodward, Mollusca, II. 310. The Tellens are found in all seas, chiefly in the littoral and laminarian zones.
Comb. 1839. Penny Cycl., XIV. 319/1. Tellen-like Nymphidæ.
