Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Angulus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Angulus was named by Megerle (1811) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant. Its type is Tellina lanceolata.

It was reranked as Tellina (Angulus) by Glenn (1904), Aldrich (1911), Harris (1919), Oldroyd (1925), Pilsbry and Olsson (1941), Woodring (1982), Coan et al. (2000) and Moore (2003).

It was assigned to Tellinidae by Wienrich (1999) and Todd (2001); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); to Tellina by Glenn (1904), Aldrich (1911), Harris (1919), Oldroyd (1925), Pilsbry and Olsson (1941), Woodring (1982), Coan et al. (2000) and Moore (2003); and to Tellininae by Vokes (1980) and Marquet et al. (2008).

Species
A. (Lamyella), A. (Peronaea), A. agilis, A. democracianus, A. diantha, A. merus (syn. Tellina promera), A. texanus (syn. Moerella sayi), A. umbra, A. versicolor (syn. Tellina (Angulus) pauperata), 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
Species lacking formal opinion data
A. donacillus, A. edgari, A. inflata, A. maxima, A. vestalioides, Tellina felix

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1811Angulus Megerle
1904Tellina (Angulus) Glenn p. 298
1911Tellina (Angulus) Aldrich p. 4 figs. pl. 1, fig. 5
1919Tellina (Angulus) Harris p. 162
1925Tellina (Angulus) Oldroyd p. 7
1941Tellina (Angulus) Pilsbry and Olsson p. 11
1980Angulus Vokes p. 142
1982Tellina (Angulus) Woodring p. 665
1999Angulus Wienrich p. 246
2000Tellina (Angulus) Coan et al. p. 400
2001Angulus Todd
2002Angulus Sepkoski
2003Tellina (Angulus) Moore
2008Angulus Marquet et al. p. 21

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
subfamilyTellininaeBlainville 1814
genusAngulusMegerle 1811

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Angulus Megerle 1811
show all | hide all
Subg. †Angulus (Lamyella) Glibert and van de Poel 1967
+
Subg. Angulus (Peronaea) Poli 1791
+
†Angulus (Peronaea) benedeni Nyst and Westendorp 1839
Angulus agilis Stimpson 1857
†Angulus democracianus Hodson 1931
Angulus diantha Boss 1964
Angulus merus Say 1834
+
Invalid names: Tellina promera Dall 1900 [synonym]
Angulus texanus Dall 1900
+
Invalid names: Moerella sayi Dall 1900 [synonym]
†Angulus umbra Dall 1900
Angulus versicolor De Kay 1843
+
Invalid names: Tellina (Angulus) pauperata d'Orbigny 1853 [synonym]
Tellina (Angulus) cadieni Coan et al. 2000
†Tellina (Angulus) castacana Anderson and Hanna 1925
†Tellina (Angulus) jollaensis Dickerson 1916
†Tellina (Angulus) packardi Dickerson 1914
†Tellina (Angulus) subplana d'Orbigny 1833
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. H. Aldrich 1911Misspelt in text [Tellina (Angelus)], spelt correctly in figure [Tellina (Angulus)].