Tellina listeri
Tellina listeri:
Speckled Tellin. Length ranges from 1 to 2 inches. Shell
is rather long and thin, not polished. Anterior end is rounded, while the
posterior end is rostrate (beaked). Beaks are nearly central and low. Surface
is sculpted with strong, equidistant concentric lines. Colour is creamy
white, with crowded streaks of brownish purple, with a polished white interior
. This species is foud in sallow water.