Victorian Tellin

Pseudarcopagia decora

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0 m
Water temperature14–27 °C
Best monthsSeptember, October, and December
How commonOccasional

All species

Photo credit: (c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 58 records
February: 41 records
March: 25 records
April: 24 records
May: 11 records
June: 17 records
July: 23 records
August: 44 records
September: 67 records
October: 62 records
November: 46 records
December: 86 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 1.5 m

0–10 m: 15 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–27 °C

12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 55 records
16–18 °C: 33 records
18–20 °C: 24 records
20–22 °C: 29 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 1 records

Photos

Names and classification

English: Victorian Tellin

Other scientific names: Amphidesma decora, Pseudarcopagia victoriae, Tellina decussata, Tellina victoriae

Similar species

Botany Bay Tellin
Pseudarcopagia botanica
Pseudarcopagia disculus
Baltic macoma
Macoma balthica
Triangular Tellin
Macomona deltoidalis
Wedge Shell
Macomona liliana
Fine-ridged Tellen
Semelangulus tenuiliratus

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
166 open-data records from 1902 to 2014.
Species data updated November 6, 2026.

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