†Megangulus maxima Nagao 1928 (tellin clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combination: Tellina maxima
Full reference: T. Nagao. 1928. Palaeogene fossils of the Island of Kyushu, Japan Part II. Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University 12(1):11-140
Belongs to Megangulus according to T. Matsubara 2002
Sister taxa: Megangulus bodegensis, Megangulus protovenulosa, Megangulus pulchrus, Tellina (Megangulus) crooki, Tellina (Megangulus) kewi, Tellina (Megangulus) lutea
Type specimen: IGPS 36512, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Megangulus maxima in the database
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