#4699 · 🐌 snails, slugs & other molluscs
Bean Tellin
🇳🇱 Rechtsgestreepte platschelp ·Fabulina fabula
🐌 Snails, slugs & other molluscs 📍 in the Netherlands
📍 8620 Nieuwpoort, België
📍 IJmuiden, Nederland
📍 6857 Blåvand Strand, Denmark
📍 Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne, FR
📍 Portugal
📍 Ouistreham, Frankrijk
📍 Faro, PT
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Bernard Picton · CC BY 4.0
- 2. © Jakob Tougaard · CC BY 4.0
- 3. © Jakob Tougaard · CC BY 4.0
- 4. 8620 Nieuwpoort, België:© Johan Devos · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 5. IJmuiden, Nederland:© Mathijs Zonneveld · CC BY 4.0
- 6. 6857 Blåvand Strand, Denmark:© Lisa_James · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne, FR:© Pierre Corbrion · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- 8. Portugal:© JH · CC BY 4.0
- 9. Ouistreham, Frankrijk:© Marleen Schouten · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 10. Faro, PT:© JH · CC BY 4.0
what is it?
Fabulina fabula , the bean-like tellin , is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Tellinidae. It is found off the coasts of northwest Europe, where it lives buried in sandy sediments.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 14 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 62 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
fact sheet
- English
- Bean Tellin
- Nederlands
- Rechtsgestreepte platschelp
- scientific name
- Fabulina fabula
- class
- Bivalvia
- order
- Cardiida
- family
- Tellinidae
- sightings in NL
- 14
- sightings in Europe
- 49
- sightings worldwide
- 62
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
relatives· Tellinidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 1408756, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.