Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combination: Tellina texana
Synonyms: Moerella sayi Dall 1900, Tellina (Moerella) sayi Dall 1900, Tellina sayi Dall 1900
Belongs to Angulus according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Gardner 1943
Sister taxa: Angulus (Lamyella), Angulus (Peronaea), Angulus agilis, Angulus democracianus, Angulus diantha, Angulus merus, Angulus umbra, Angulus versicolor, Tellina (Angulus) buttoni, Tellina (Angulus) cadieni, Tellina (Angulus) castacana, Tellina (Angulus) diabloensis, Tellina (Angulus) domenginensis, Tellina (Angulus) entaenia, Tellina (Angulus) joaquinensis, Tellina (Angulus) jollaensis, Tellina (Angulus) lanceolata, Tellina (Angulus) longa, Tellina (Angulus) modesta, Tellina (Angulus) packardi, Tellina (Angulus) producta, Tellina (Angulus) prolenta, Tellina (Angulus) scrippsensis, Tellina (Angulus) simiensis, Tellina (Angulus) subplana, Tellina (Angulus) vorbei, Tellina (Angulus) woodringi
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (29: Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (2: Florida)
Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence
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