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Updated 8/20/2025

Family Tellinidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Scissulina dispar

Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 10 feet

 

DIFFERENT TELLIN

Locally common in sand in brackish water bays.  Attains 1.5 inch.  East Africa to Okinawa, Hawaii, and French Polynesia.  Formerly known as Macoma dispar.