Semelangulus is a genus of bivalves belonging to the subfamily Moerellinae of the family Tellinidae.[1]

Semelangulus
Shell of Semelangulus boucheti (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Superfamily: Tellinoidea
Family: Tellinidae
Genus: Semelangulus
Iredale, 1924
Type species
Tellina tenuilirata G. B. Sowerby II, 1867
Synonyms

Tellina (Semelangulus) Iredale, 1924

Species edit

Synonyms
  • Semelangulus adamsi M. Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, 2015: synonym of Jactellina adamsi (M. Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, 2015) (original combination)
  • Semelangulus crebrimaculatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1868): synonym of Cadella crebrimaculata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1868)
  • Semelangulus dichrous Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938: synonym of Semelangulus fijiensis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1868)
  • Semelangulus diodorus Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938: synonym of Semelangulus fijiensis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1868)
  • Semelangulus lilium (Hanley, 1844): synonym of Sylvanus lilium (Hanley, 1844)
  • Semelangulus oahusensis Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938: synonym of Semelangulus fijiensis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1868)
  • Semelangulus semitorta (G. B. Sowerby II, 1867): synonym of Semelangulus tenuiliratus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1867)
  • Semelangulus unifasciatus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1867): synonym of Nitidotellina unifasciata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1867)

References edit

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semelangulus Iredale, 1924. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456513 on 2022-05-19

External links edit

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