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Nucula goldfussii

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Nucula goldfussii Alberti
1912Nucula goldfussi Frech

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderNuculida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyNuculoidea(Gray 1824)
familyNuculidaeGray 1824
genusNuculaLamarck 1799
speciesgoldfussiiAlberti 1863

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Nucula goldfussii Alberti 1863
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-15 10:09:53
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:53
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Anisian or 251.30000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation (Primorye) Nucula goldfussi (47295)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Hessen) Nucula goldfussi (38545 44358)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland Nucula goldfussi (63538)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Nucula goldfussii (206384)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Bakony) Nucula goldfussi (203242)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Germany (Bayern) Nucula goldfussii (201350)