MolluscaBase - Tellina (Angulus) sericata Melvill, 1898

MolluscaBase name details

Tellina (Angulus) sericata Melvill, 1898

AphiaID

746902 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:746902)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Quadrans sericatus (Melvill, 1898)

Rank

Species

Parent

Tellina (Angulus) Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 accepted as Angulus Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811

Original name

Tellina (Angulus) sericata Melvill, 1898

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Melvill, J. C. (1898). Further investigations into the molluscan fauna of the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Oman, with the descriptions of forty species. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society.</em> 42(4): 1-40, pls 1-2., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36322938
page(s): 35-36, pl. 2, fig. 18 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Gulf of Oman

type locality contained in Gulf of Oman [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tellina (Angulus) sericata Melvill, 1898. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746902 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2014-01-22 19:29:28Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2016-06-03 08:59:30Z

changed

Sartori, André F.

2023-10-09 14:15:06Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

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Documented distribution (1)

original description Melvill, J. C. (1898). Further investigations into the molluscan fauna of the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Oman, with the descriptions of forty species. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society.</em> 42(4): 1-40, pls 1-2., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36322938
page(s): 35-36, pl. 2, fig. 18 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality