WoRMS name details
Tellina (Smithsonella) Afshar, 1969
1847593 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1847593)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Subgenus
Tellina pulcherrima G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 accepted as Tellinella pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (type by original designation)
marine
Afshar, F. (1969). Taxonomic revision of the superspecific groups of the Cretaceous and Cenozoic Tellinidae. <em>Memoir of the Geological Society of America.</em> 119: 1-215., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=BH4VVvj-zyAC
page(s): 38 [details]
page(s): 38 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Tellina (Smithsonella) Afshar, 1969. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1847593 on 2026-05-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Afshar, F. (1969). Taxonomic revision of the superspecific groups of the Cretaceous and Cenozoic Tellinidae. <em>Memoir of the Geological Society of America.</em> 119: 1-215., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=BH4VVvj-zyAC
page(s): 38 [details]
page(s): 38 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Dekker, H. (2025). A new <i>Scutarcopagia</i> Pilsbry, 1918 species (Bivalvia, Tellinidae) from Indonesia, with notes on other species in this genus. <em>Acta Malacologica Inquisitionis.</em> 2(1): 78-88., available online at https://archive.org/details/acta-malacologia-inquisitionis-2-1/mode/2up?q=acta+malacologica+inquisitionis
page(s): 80 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 80 [details] Available for editors
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