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Tellina (Megangulus)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Megangulus was named by Afshar (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Tellina (Megangulus) by Coan et al. (2000), Moore (2003).

It was assigned to Tellininae by Matsubara (2002); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tellina by Coan et al. (2000), Moore (2003).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Megangulus luteus, Megangulus matumotoi, Megangulus maximus, Megangulus tmatumotoi, Megangulus tokunagai, Megangulus zyonoensis, Tellina accedens, Tellina acrocosima, Tellina acrocosmia, Tellina aduncanasa, Tellina aduncanasa, Tellina aequilateralis, Tellina amazonensis, Tellina amenensis, Tellina apomsa, Tellina aqiaensis, Tellina aquitanica, Tellina araucana, Tellina atossa, Tellina baltica, Tellina bellsiana, Tellina bipartita, Tellina bonneti, Tellina brevis, Tellina briarti, Tellina brownei, Tellina browni, Tellina browni, Tellina calliglypta, Tellina calligypta, Tellina calumetensis, Tellina candeana, Tellina candeana, Tellina capillifera, Tellina carlilana, Tellina caroniana, Tellina carteroni, Tellina celetes, Tellina cliviosa, Tellina colombiana, Tellina crassa, Tellina cruciata, Tellina cygnus, Tellina cymobia, Tellina cynoglossa, Tellina decipiens, Tellina decorata, Tellina decorata, Tellina diaphana, Tellina diaphana, Tellina dijki, Tellina dinomera, Tellina diphana, Tellina dira, Tellina disparoides, Tellina djakovi, Tellina duganensis, Tellina dugansensis, Tellina duneganensis, Tellina eborea, Tellina estellensis, Tellina euxesta, Tellina fabia, Tellina felix, Tellina flandrica, Tellina francisca, Tellina frontera, Tellina gonida, Tellina gonida, Tellina goodei, Tellina gouldia, Tellina granconensis, Tellina greggi, Tellina groenlandica, Tellina halidona, Tellina halistrepta, Tellina halistrepta, Tellina hallistrepta, Tellina healeyi, Tellina healyi, Tellina hendersoni, Tellina hendersoni, Tellina hilaris, Tellina hilli, Tellina ickeae, Tellina inaequalis, Tellina incarnata, Tellina iridella, Tellina iridescens, Tellina islahispaniolae, Tellina isseli, Tellina jeguaensis, Tellina jungi, Tellina juvenilis, Tellina kikaizimana, Tellina lacunosa, Tellina lacunosa, Tellina lamellosa, Tellina lamottensis, Tellina levesquei, Tellina linifera, Tellina linifera, Tellina luderitizi, Tellina ludwigii, Tellina lyrica, Tellina makelloides, Tellina maoica, Tellina marcosensis, Tellina merula, Tellina merula, Tellina michaeli, Tellina moreana, Tellina multiconcentrica, Tellina multilineata, Tellina multioncentrica, Tellina munda, Tellina nanggulanensis, Tellina nannodes, Tellina natalensis, Tellina nevadaensis, Tellina njalindungensis, Tellina notoensis, Tellina nysti, Tellina opressa, Tellina ovalleana, Tellina ovatula, Tellina palatum, Tellina panamanensis, Tellina parkerana, Tellina parvitas, Tellina peaceriverensis, Tellina pearlensis, Tellina penthesileae, Tellina peracuta, Tellina permodesta, Tellina pharaonis, Tellina pharcida, Tellina phaseolina, Tellina plana, Tellina planitesta, Tellina pleschakovi, Tellina plicata, Tellina ponsonbyi, Tellina postera, Tellina praeplanata, Tellina praeplanata, Tellina pretiosa, Tellina propetenella, Tellina proxima, Tellina pseudohilli, Tellina puella, Tellina qilianshanensis, Tellina quihi, Tellina rastellum, Tellina raulini, Tellina ravuli, Tellina regularis, Tellina retifera, Tellina riocanensis, Tellina rivana, Tellina rollandensis, Tellina rosa, Tellina rostralis, Tellina rostrata, Tellina rotunda, Tellina santander, Tellina sayi, Tellina scalariodes, Tellina sclera, Tellina sclera, Tellina semipapyra, Tellina semipapyria, Tellina semirotunda, Tellina silicata, Tellina silicata, Tellina simpsoni, Tellina singewaldi, Tellina sokkohensis, Tellina spiekeri, Tellina spiekeri, Tellina spillmani, Tellina stabulana, Tellina strictolineata, Tellina strigosa, Tellina strougoi, Tellina subaritica, Tellina subdiluta, Tellina suberis, Tellina suberis, Tellina subpallida, Tellina subprotexta, Tellina subtriangularis, Tellina sumatrana, Tellina sybaritica, Tellina sybaritica, Tellina tazuvensis, Tellina tazuvensis, Tellina tigilensis, Tellina timorensis, Tellina triangularis, Tellina trigonula, Tellina trilatera, Tellina vaughani, Tellina vaughani, Tellina victoriae, Tellina waylandvaughani, Tellina woodmansensis, Tellina zonaria

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Megangulus Afshar
2000Tellina (Megangulus) Coan et al. p. 403
2002Megangulus Matsubara p. 140
2002Megangulus Sepkoski
2003Tellina (Megangulus) Moore

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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
genusTellinaLinnaeus 1758
subgenusMegangulus(Afshar 1969)

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.

Subg. Tellina (Megangulus) Afshar 1969
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Megangulus bodegensis Hinds 1844 [Bodega tellen]
Megangulus maxima Nagao 1928
Megangulus protovenulosa Nomura 1935
Megangulus pulchrus Slodkewitsch 1938
Tellina (Megangulus) kewi Dickerson 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 17:08:38
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:59:32
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (79 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (California) Tellina kewi (190798)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Tellina kewi (190795 190800)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (California) Tellina crooki (215686)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (California) Tellina crooki (239615 239720) Tellina kewi (52615 211023 238711)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Tellina kewi (52614)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Japan Megangulus maximus (70915 70916 70917)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Canada (British Columbia) Tellina bodegensis (63087 206743)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45Russian Federation Megangulus tokunagai (50123)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Russian Federation Megangulus pulchrus (50041 50050)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Tellina bodegensis (206370)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Japan Megangulus matumotoi (70344) Megangulus tmatumotoi (70422)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Russian Federation Megangulus pulchrus (50179)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation Megangulus pulchrus (50038)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan Peronidia protovenulosa (81704)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation Megangulus luteus (70562) Peronidia pulchra (45445 45446 45447)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Russian Federation Megangulus luteus, Megangulus pulchrus (49978)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Japan Peronidia protovenulosa (71050)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Tellina bodegensis (216867 216900)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Russian Federation Megangulus luteus (70479)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Tellina lutea (194891 194895)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Russian Federation Megangulus luteus (50042 70472)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Russian Federation Megangulus luteus (49976 70471)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Tellina bodegensis (216433)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Japan Megangulus zyonoensis (97076 97111)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Tellina lutea (96571)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Tellina lutea (189542 189544)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (California) Tellina bodegensis (189762 207656 207701 207723 207724)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Tellina bodegensis (201624)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Tellina bodegensis (138723 222663 222664 222998)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Tellina bodegensis (222646 223009)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Tellina bodegensis (59063 96895 160361 222659 222660 222661 222662 222674 240554 240555 240580 240612 240613 240615 240617 240635 240655 240661 240662)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Tellina bodegensis (67641 67642 67643)