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Nucularca lorrainensis

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nucularcidae

Taxonomy
Ctenodonta lorrainensis was named by Foerste (1914).

It was recombined as Nucularca lorrainensis by Pojeta and Stott (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Ctenodonta borealis Foerste p. 305
1914Ctenodonta lorrainensis Foerste p. 305 figs. pl. 3 f. 8A-B
1924Ctenodonta borealis Foerste p. 137 figs. pl. 311 f. 9; pl. 38 f. 4
1924Ctenodonta lorrainensis Foerste p. 137 figs. pl. 31 f. 8; pl. 38 f. 3
1926Ctenodonta borealis Ruedemann p. 13 figs. 4-5
1926Ctenodonta lorrainensis Ruedemann p. 13 fig. 3
2007Nucularca lorrainensis Pojeta and Stott p. 1487–1490 figs. 8D-I

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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)
familyNucularcidae
genusNucularca
specieslorrainensis()

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.

Nucularca lorrainensis Foerste 1914
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Invalid names: Ctenodonta borealis Foerste 1914 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 08:17:00
Modified: 2009-06-11 10:17:00
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Maysvillian or 450.20000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (New York) Ctenodonta lorrainensis, Ctenodonta borealis (173297)