Faust Tellin

Johnsonella fausta

• Group: Other

A tellin clam that burrows deeply into intertidal sand near seagrass beds. From down in the sediment it extends long siphons to vacuum food from the surface, a feeding style that keeps the shell hidden and safe.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Cardiida › Tellinidae › Johnsonella

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 879801.