Their picture suggests Cultellus.  I don't think it's likely to be an
old name later rejected-Neave covers the post-Linnean material well,
and Herrmannsen includes pre-Linnaean names.

On 7/20/07, Marcus Coltro <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Well, I was checking the names of Shell Oil products and they mention a Bivalve named Tellus here
>
> http://www.shell.com/home/content/br-pt/about_shell/institucional/conchas_nomes_lubs_05141616.html
>
> Maybe it was misspelled - or invalidated later (it was taken from a very old magazine)
>
> Marcus
>
> > I am trying to find which family a bivalve named Tellus belongs, and if it is a genus or subgenus,
> valid or not.
>
> http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/index.php has several genera
> ending in -tellus but no Tellus.  Do you have any more information
> about it?
>
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