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Angulus merus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina mera was named by Say (1834) [DISTRIBUTION: Plesitocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Angulus merus by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. vestalioides, A. donacillus, A. edgari, A. inflata, A. maxima, Tellina felix

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Tellina mera Say
1900Tellina promera Dall
1913Tellina (Angulus) promera Brown and Pilsbry
2008Angulus merus Hendy et al.

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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
speciesmerus(Say 1834)

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.

Angulus merus Say 1834
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Invalid names: Tellina promera Dall 1900 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available