Donax trunculus

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Donax trunculus - Live Nisyros

– Wedge Clam –

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Subclass:	Heterodonta
Order:	Cardiida
Family:	Donacidae
Genus:	Donax
Species:	D. trunculus

Binomial name
*Donax trunculus* Linnaeus, 1758

Donax trunculus, the abrupt wedge shell or wedge clam, is a bivalve species in the family Donacidae. It is native to the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of western Europe.^[1] It is locally known as tellin, tellina, telline or “tenille” in France, tellina in Italy, tellina or coquina in Spain, conquilha or cadelinha in Portugal and Um El-Kholol in Egypt and is consumed as a food in these countries. A very similar shellfish in Australia is locally known as “Pippies”.