Fabulina fabula (Gmelin, 1791)
S. Svalbard to Mediterranean. Deposit feeder from intertidal to continental shelf. Shell inequivalve, inequilateral, flat, a little twisted. Two cardinal teeth in each valve: bifid on anterior of left valve and on posterior of right valve; one tiny posterior lateral in left valve, one prominent anterior and a small posterior in right valve; pallial sinus deep.

Original taxon: Tellina fabula.
1m deep, Giorgino beach, Cagliari, S. Sardinia. 11mm.
The colour is whitish, with some yellowish-brownish stains posteriorly. Sculpture made up of thin concentric growth striae on each valve, crossed (on right valve only) by diagonal ribs.
On sand in shallow water, near the ferry port, Rathlin island, north of Ballycastle, Antrim County, North Ireland. Original picture provided by B. Picton for iNaturalist – (CC BY).

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