WoRMS taxon details
Ameritella tenella (A. E. Verrill, 1873)
878521 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:878521)
accepted
Species
Angulus modesta A. E. Verrill, 1872 · unaccepted > junior homonym (invalid: secondary junior homonym...)
invalid: secondary junior homonym of Tellina modesta Carpenter, 1864
Angulus tenellus A. E. Verrill, 1873 · unaccepted
Tellina (Angulus) tenella (A. E. Verrill, 1874) · unaccepted
Tellina tenella (A. E. Verrill, 1874) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Angulus tenellus A. E. Verrill, 1873) Verrill, A. E. (1873). XVIII. Report upon the invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and the adjacent waters, with an account of the physical characters of the region. <em>Report on the condition of the sea fisheries of the south coast of New England [later becomes Reports of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries].</em> 1: 295-778 pls. 1-38., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782934
page(s): 677 [383 in the 1874 reprint], pl. 30 fig. 224 [details]
page(s): 677 [383 in the 1874 reprint], pl. 30 fig. 224 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Ameritella tenella (A. E. Verrill, 1873). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=878521 on 2026-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Angulus tenellus A. E. Verrill, 1873) Verrill, A. E. (1873). XVIII. Report upon the invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and the adjacent waters, with an account of the physical characters of the region. <em>Report on the condition of the sea fisheries of the south coast of New England [later becomes Reports of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries].</em> 1: 295-778 pls. 1-38., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782934
page(s): 677 [383 in the 1874 reprint], pl. 30 fig. 224 [details]
original description (of Angulus modesta A. E. Verrill, 1872) Verrill, A.E. 1872. Brief contributions to zoölogy, from the Museum of Yale College. No. XIX. Recent additions to the molluscan fauna of New England and the adjacent waters, with notes on other species. <i>American Journal of Science and Arts</i>, (3) 3 (15): 209-214., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36995397
page(s): 211, pl. 6 fig. 2 [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): 677 [383 in the 1874 reprint], pl. 30 fig. 224 [details]
original description (of Angulus modesta A. E. Verrill, 1872) Verrill, A.E. 1872. Brief contributions to zoölogy, from the Museum of Yale College. No. XIX. Recent additions to the molluscan fauna of New England and the adjacent waters, with notes on other species. <i>American Journal of Science and Arts</i>, (3) 3 (15): 209-214., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36995397
page(s): 211, pl. 6 fig. 2 [details]
basis of record 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | delicate tellin [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Angulus tenellus A. E. Verrill, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Tellina tenella (A. E. Verrill, 1874))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Angulus tenellus A. E. Verrill, 1873)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Tellina tenella (A. E. Verrill, 1874))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Tellina tenella (A. E. Verrill, 1874))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Angulus tenellus A. E. Verrill, 1873)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Tellina tenella (A. E. Verrill, 1874))
