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Angulus pygmaeus (Lovén, 1846) 
AphiaID: 152828

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Veneroida (Order) > Tellinoidea (Superfamily) > Tellinidae (Family) > Angulus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
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Rank Species
Parent Angulus Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Synonymised
taxa
  Moerella pygmaea (Lovén, 1846)
Tellina (Moerella) pygmaea Lovén, 1846
Tellina pusilla Philippi, 1836 (Invalid: junior homonym of Tellina pusilla Gmelin, 1791)
Tellina pygmaea Lovén, 1846
Sources  original description: Lovén S. (1846). Index Molluscorum litora Scandinaviae occidentalia habitantium. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps Akademiens Förhandlingar : 1846: 134-160, 182-204, available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=apgAAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA134 [details]

basis of record: Cattrijsse, A.; Vincx, M. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. Sustainable Management of the North Sea. Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

from synonym: Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]., available online at http://www.dyntaxa.se [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp. (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Costello, M.J.; Emblow, C.; White, R. (Ed.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. ISBN 2-85653-538-0. 463 pp. [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp. (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 52 [details] [view taxon]


from synonym: Chambers, P. 2008. Channel Island Marine Molluscs: An Illustrated Guide to the Seashells of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm. Charonia Media. 321 pp. [details] [view taxon]

context source (Deepsea): Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Danish lille tallerkenmusling (from synonym)  [details]
Dutch kleine platschelp  [details]
Environment marine, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Azores Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
British Isles (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
East Coast of Scotland (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
European waters (ERMS scope) (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Goote Bank (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Greek Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Irish Exclusive economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Mediterranean Sea (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
North Coast of Norway (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
North Coast of Scotland (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
West Africa (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Wimereux (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Image 
Angulus pygmaeus
Angulus pygmaeus
added on 2013-01-07 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam ()
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:152828
Taxonomic
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2005-04-14 07:47:17Z  created  Cuvelier, Daphne
2012-01-14 15:06:10Z  changed  Rosenberg, Gary
  
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  Citation: Rosenberg, G. (2013). Angulus pygmaeus (Lovén, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=152828 on 2013-05-21
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