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Angulus Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811

146491  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146491)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
  7. Euheterodonta (Subterclass)
  8. Imparidentia (Superorder)
  9. Cardiida (Order)
  10. Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
  11. Tellinidae (Family)
  12. Tellininae (Subfamily)
  13. Angulus (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Tellina lanceolata Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Angulus lanceolatus (Gmelin, 1791) (type by subsequent designation)
Tellina (Angulus) Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 · unaccepted > superseded rank

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  1. Species Angulus armatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1868)
  2. Species Angulus lanceolatus (Gmelin, 1791)
  3. Species Angulus malaysianus M. Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, 2015
  4. Species Angulus morrisoni M. Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, 2015
  5. Subgenus Angulus (Homala) Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Omala Schumacher, 1817 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Subgenus Angulus (Macomangulus) F. Nordsieck, 1969 accepted as Macomangulus F. Nordsieck, 1969 (original rank)
    2. Subgenus Angulus (Megangulus) Afshar, 1969 accepted as Megangulus Afshar, 1969 (original rank)
    3. Subgenus Angulus (Peronaea) Poli, 1791 accepted as Peronaea Poli, 1791
      1. Subgenus Angulus (Peronidia) Dall, 1900 accepted as Peronidia Dall, 1900
        1. Species Angulus (Peronidia) artus Laws, 1933 accepted as Tellinota arta (Laws, 1933) †
      2. Species Angulus agilis (W. Stimpson, 1858) accepted as Ameritella agilis (W. Stimpson, 1858) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      3. Species Angulus amiantus (Dall, 1900) accepted as Ameritella amianta (Dall, 1900)
      4. Species Angulus camachoi (Macsotay & Campos, 2001) accepted as Tampaella camachoi (Macsotay & Campos, 2001)
      5. Species Angulus carpenteri (Dall, 1903) accepted as Ameritella carpenteri (Dall, 1900)
      6. Species Angulus cerrosianus (Dall, 1900) accepted as Ameritella cerrosiana (Dall, 1900)
      7. Species Angulus coani (Keen, 1971) accepted as Ameritella coani (Keen, 1971)
      8. Species Angulus coloratus (Dall, 1900) accepted as Macomangulus coloratus (Dall, 1900)
      9. Species Angulus compressissimus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1869) accepted as Iridona compressissima (G. B. Sowerby II, 1869)
      10. Species Angulus corbis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1867) accepted as Clathrotellina carnicolor (Hanley, 1846)
      11. Species Angulus corbuloides (Hanley, 1844) accepted as Jitlada hanleyi M. Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, 2015
      12. Species Angulus diantha (Boss, 1964) accepted as Ameritella diantha (Boss, 1964)
      13. Species Angulus donacinus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Moerella donacina (Linnaeus, 1758)
      14. Species Angulus emarginatus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) accepted as Hanleyanus oblongus (Gmelin, 1791)
      15. Species Angulus euvitreus (Boss, 1964) accepted as Ameritella euvitrea (Boss, 1964)
      16. Species Angulus exerythrus (Boss, 1964) accepted as Ameritella janeiroensis (Jaeckel, 1927)
      17. Species Angulus fabula (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Fabulina fabula (Gmelin, 1791)
      18. Species Angulus flacca [sic] accepted as Tellina (Angulus) flacca Römer, 1871 accepted as Nitidotellina lux (Hanley, 1844) (incorrect gender ending)
      19. Species Angulus flaccus (Römer, 1871) accepted as Nitidotellina lux (Hanley, 1844)
      20. Species Angulus gaimardi (Iredale, 1915) accepted as Bartschicoma gaimardi (Iredale, 1915) (superseded combination)
      21. Species Angulus gibber (Ihering, 1907) accepted as Eurytellina gibber (Ihering, 1907)
      22. Species Angulus gouldii P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Tampaella meropsis (Dall, 1900) (invalid: junior secondary homonym of Tellina gouldii Hanley, 1846)
      23. Species Angulus hawaiensis Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Tellinides striatus (Gmelin, 1791)
      24. Species Angulus incarnatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Bosemprella incarnata (Linnaeus, 1758)
      25. Species Angulus meropsis (Dall, 1900) accepted as Tampaella meropsis (Dall, 1900) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      26. Species Angulus merus (Say, 1834) accepted as Tampaella mera (Say, 1838)
      27. Species Angulus modesta A. E. Verrill, 1872 accepted as Ameritella tenella (A. E. Verrill, 1874) (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: secondary junior homonym of Tellina modesta Carpenter, 1864)
      28. Species Angulus modestus P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Ameritella modesta (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
      29. Species Angulus nuculoides (Reeve, 1854) accepted as Pseudocadella nuculoides (Reeve, 1854) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      30. Species Angulus oblongus Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 accepted as Hanleyanus oblongus (Gmelin, 1791)
      31. Species Angulus paramerus (Boss, 1964) accepted as Tampaella paramera (Boss, 1964)
      32. Species Angulus philippinarum (Hanley, 1844) accepted as Jitlada philippinarum (Hanley, 1844)
      33. Species Angulus planatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Peronaea planata (Linnaeus, 1758)
      34. Species Angulus probinus (Boss, 1964) accepted as Ameritella probrina (Boss, 1964)
      35. Species Angulus psammotellus (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Psammotreta psammotella (Lamarck, 1818)
      36. Species Angulus pygmaeus (Lovén, 1846) accepted as Asbjornsenia pygmaea (Lovén, 1846)
      37. Species Angulus recurvatus (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1949) accepted as Ameritella tabogensis (A. E. Salisbury, 1934) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      38. Species Angulus spenceri (Suter, 1907) accepted as Ardeamya spenceri (Suter, 1907) (superseded combination)
      39. Species Angulus squalidus (Pulteney, 1799) accepted as Tellina incarnata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Bosemprella incarnata (Linnaeus, 1758)
      40. Species Angulus sybariticus (Dall, 1881) accepted as Ameritella sybaritica (Dall, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      41. Species Angulus tabogensis (A. E. Salisbury, 1934) accepted as Ameritella tabogensis (A. E. Salisbury, 1934) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      42. Species Angulus tampaensis (Conrad, 1866) accepted as Tampaella tampaensis (Conrad, 1866)
      43. Species Angulus tenellus A. E. Verrill, 1874 accepted as Ameritella tenella (A. E. Verrill, 1874)
      44. Species Angulus tenuis (da Costa, 1778) accepted as Macomangulus tenuis (da Costa, 1778)
      45. Species Angulus texanus (Dall, 1900) accepted as Ameritella texana (Dall, 1900) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      46. Species Angulus valtonis (Hanley, 1844) accepted as Nitidotellina valtonis (Hanley, 1844)
      47. Species Angulus variegatus P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Ameritella carpenteri (Dall, 1900) (invalid: secondary junior homonym of Tellina variegata Gmelin, 1791; Tellina carpenteri is a replacement name)
      48. Species Angulus versicolor (De Kay, 1843) accepted as Ameritella versicolor (De Kay, 1843)
      49. Species Angulus vestalioides (Yokoyama, 1920) accepted as Hanleyanus vestalioides (Yokoyama, 1920)
      50. Species Angulus vestalis (Hanley, 1844) accepted as Hanleyanus vestalis (Hanley, 1844)
      marine, fresh, terrestrial
      recent + fossil
      masculine
      Megerle von Mühlfeld, J. C. (1811). Entwurf eines neuen Systems der Schaltiergehäuse. <em>Magazin für die neuesten Entdecklungen in der gesammten Naturkunde von der Gesellschaft Naturforschaft Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 5(1): 38-72, pl. 3., available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=JicVAAAAYAAJ
      page(s): 47 (10 pdf) [details] OpenAccess publication
      Taxonomy Angulus is potentially a valid genus but, in the absence of a comprehensive phylogenetic hypothesis of the Tellinidae, most...  
      Taxonomy Angulus is potentially a valid genus but, in the absence of a comprehensive phylogenetic hypothesis of the Tellinidae, most European tellinid species are accepted under Tellina taken in a broad sense.  [details]
      MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Angulus Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146491 on 2025-07-08
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      2005-01-25 08:49:32Z
      created
      Cuvelier, Daphne
      2005-04-14 07:47:17Z
      changed
      Cuvelier, Daphne
      2011-03-11 10:49:03Z
      changed
      Bouchet, Philippe
      2013-03-31 09:47:20Z
      changed
      Bouchet, Philippe
      2014-01-20 21:04:36Z
      changed
      Gofas, Serge
      2014-01-21 09:09:29Z
      changed
      Gofas, Serge
      2015-06-05 13:40:30Z
      changed
      Bouchet, Philippe
      2018-07-14 05:03:34Z
      changed
      Bouchet, Philippe
      2023-12-04 08:48:56Z
      changed
      Vinarski, Maxim

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      Nomenclature

      original description Megerle von Mühlfeld, J. C. (1811). Entwurf eines neuen Systems der Schaltiergehäuse. <em>Magazin für die neuesten Entdecklungen in der gesammten Naturkunde von der Gesellschaft Naturforschaft Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 5(1): 38-72, pl. 3., available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=JicVAAAAYAAJ
      page(s): 47 (10 pdf) [details] OpenAccess publication

      original description (of Angulus (Lamyella) Glibert & van de Poel, 1967 †) Glibert, M.; Van de Poel, L. (1967). Les Bivalvia fossiles du Cénozoïque étranger des collections de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. V. Oligodontina. <em>Mémoires de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique.</em> (2) 83: 1-152., available online at http://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/memoirs-of-the-royal-institute-of-natural-sciences-of-belgium-second-series/83-1967
      page(s): 93 [details] 

      basis of record Nevesskaja, L.A.; Goncharova, I.A.; Paramonova, N.P.; Popov, S.V.; Babak, E.V.; Bagdasarjan, K.G.; Voronina, A.A. (1993). Opredelitel' miotsenovykh dvustvorchatykh mollyuskov yugo-zapadnoy Yevrazii. Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta, 247: 1-412, available online at http://www.geokniga.org/books/14254
      page(s): 308 [details] 

      Taxonomy

      status source Huber, M.; Langleit, A.; Kreipl, K. (2015). Tellinidae. Pp. 167-297 In: M. Huber, <i>Compendium of bivalves</i> 2. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 907 pp. [details] 

      Other

      subsequent type designation Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
      page(s): 186 [details] 

      		 
       Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
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      Taxonomy Angulus is potentially a valid genus but, in the absence of a comprehensive phylogenetic hypothesis of the Tellinidae, most European tellinid species are accepted under Tellina taken in a broad sense.  [details]
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      Norwegian Bokmål tallerkenskjell  [details]
      Norwegian Nynorsk tallerkenskjel  [details]
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