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Family Tellinidae

HAWAII

Pinguitellina nucella 

Ala Moana, Oahu, 50 feet

NUT TELLIN

Uncommon in sand at scuba depths.  Attains 3/4 inch.  Endemic to Hawaii.  Formerly known in Hawaii as Tellina robusta.