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Updated 8/20/2025

Family Tellinidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Jactellina clathrata

Makapu'u, Oahu, 15 feet

 

OBLIQUE TELLIN

Uncommon in sand deeper than 40 feet.  Fine concentric lines with diagonal lines between.  Attains 1 inch, 25 mm.  Red Sea to Hawaii and French Polynesia.  Formerly known as Macoma obliquilineata.