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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Tellinoidea: Tellininae

Angulus merus (Say, 1834)


Range: 27.7°N to 2°N; 91°W to 50°W
Depth: 0 to 18 m (live 0.5 to 0.5 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 25.5  mm

Synonymy

Tellina mera Say, 1834
Tellina obtusa Sowerby II, 1868
Tellina promera Dall, 1900

Details


Tellina mera Say, 1834,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 27.7°N to 2°N; 91°W to 50°W
Depth: 0 to 18 m (live 0.5 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 25.5 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; Bermuda, Puerto Rico
References: Perry & Schwengel (1955) N; Sykes & Hall (1970) N; Jackson (1973) Ll; Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) c

Macoma leptonoides sic, 
[Not available]
References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s
Comments: Misspelling and misidentification of Macoma leptonidea by Lermond (1936).

Tellina obtusa Sowerby II, 1868, 
[Synonym]
Comments: Non Sowerby, 1817.

Tellina promera Dall, 1900, 
[Synonym]
Range: 26.5°N to 9°N; 82°W to 81°W
Maximum Reported Size: 15 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida
References: Perry & Schwengel (1955) NM



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