de Blainville, 1814
Shell equivalve, inequilateral, posterior ventral border frequently with a dent or twist. Ligament external. Hinge line with two cardinal teeth in each valve, lateral teeth usually present. Adductor scars about equal. Pallial line with sinus. Cruciform muscles present, linking the valves, and leaving scars close to lower edge of the pallial sinus.
Source: Hayward, 1990.
The following subtaxa of this family occur in the region:
Genus Arcopagia
Arcopagia balaustina
Arcopagia crassa
Genus Macoma
Macoma balthica
Macoma calcarea
Genus Tellina
Tellina donacina
Tellina fabula
Tellina pygmaea
Tellina tenuis