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Propeleda

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Propeleda was named by Iredale (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 530]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Nuculana (Propeleda) by Frassinetti (1997).

It was assigned to Nuculana by Frassinetti (1997); to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Nuculanidae by Vokes (1980), Todd (2001), Mikkelsen (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Propeleda Iredale
1980Propeleda Vokes p. 7
1997Nuculana (Propeleda) Frassinetti p. 62
2001Propeleda Todd
2002Propeleda Sepkoski
2006Propeleda Mikkelsen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusPropeledaIredale 1924

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.

G. Propeleda Iredale 1924
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Propeleda carpenteri Dall 1881 [Carpenter's Smooth Nut Clam]
†Propeleda trulliformis Marwick 1931
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 mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, DU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-09 13:24:01
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:24:01
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 37.71000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Oregon) P. sp. (233549)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation P. schmidti (49980)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Russian Federation P. schmidti (70560)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation P. schmidti (70460)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Russian Federation P. schmidti (70532)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) P. sp. (135832)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) P. huttoni (166744)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Chile Nuculana sp. (79202 79204 79208)