Tellimya ferruginosa

Tellimya ferruginosa (Montagu, 1808)

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Family:	Lasaeidae ()
Max. size:	1 cm SHL (male/unsexed)
Environment:	benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 15 - 28 m
Distribution:	Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Subtropical to temperate climates.
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Species maximum length from the Belgian part of the North Sea (Ref. 7882). Found along near-coastal zones in fine to medium-grained sand. Associated with sand-burrowing invertebrates such as the sea potato, Echinocardium cordatum (Refs. 7882, 128502) (Ref. 2711).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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