WoRMS taxon details
Megangulus Afshar, 1969
422848 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:422848)
accepted
Genus
Tellina venulosa Schrenck, 1861 accepted as Megangulus venulosus (Schrenck, 1861) (type by original designation)
Angulus (Megangulus) Afshar, 1969 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Tellina (Megangulus) Afshar, 1969 · unaccepted > superseded rank
marine
(of Angulus (Megangulus) Afshar, 1969) 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): 72 [details]
page(s): 72 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Megangulus Afshar, 1969. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422848 on 2026-02-21
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Angulus (Megangulus) Afshar, 1969) 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): 72 [details]
basis of record Okutani T., ed. (2000) <i>Marine mollusks in Japan</i>. Tokai University Press. 1173 pp.
page(s): 975 [details]
page(s): 72 [details]
basis of record Okutani T., ed. (2000) <i>Marine mollusks in Japan</i>. Tokai University Press. 1173 pp.
page(s): 975 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Huber, M.; Langleit, A.; Kreipl, K. (2015). Tellinidae. Pp. 167-297, 564-746. In: M. Huber, <i>Compendium of bivalves</i> 2 A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 907 pp. [details]
