BIOTIC

BIOTIC Species Information for Tellina fabula
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Researched by	Will Rayment	Data supplied by	MarLIN
Refereed by	This information is not refereed.
Distribution and Habitat
Distribution in Britain & Ireland	Occurs on all British and Irish coasts.
Global distribution	Occurs from Norway and the Baltic Sea, south to the Iberian Peninsula, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Atlantic coast of Morocco.
Biogeographic range	Not researched	Depth range	lower shore to 55 m
Migratory	Non-migratory / Resident
Distribution Additional Information

Substratum preferences	Fine clean sand Muddy sand	Physiographic preferences	Open coast Offshore seabed Enclosed coast / Embayment
Biological zone	Mid Eulittoral Lower Eulittoral Sublittoral Fringe Upper Infralittoral Lower Infralittoral Upper Circalittoral Lower Circalittoral	Wave exposure	Very Exposed Exposed Moderately Exposed Sheltered
Tidal stream strength/Water flow	Strong (3-6 kn) Moderately Strong (1-3 kn) Weak (<1 kn)	Salinity	Variable (18-40 psu) Full (30-40 psu)
Habitat Preferences Additional Information
Distribution References	Fish & Fish, 1996, Tebble, 1976, Hayward et al., 1996, Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Warwick et al., 1978, Salzwedel, 1979, JNCC, 1999, Seaward, 1990, Picton & Costello, 1998, Ansell et al., 1980,