Angulus texanus Dall 1900 (tellin clam)

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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