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Nucularca gorensis

Bivalvia - Protobranchia - Nucularcidae

Taxonomy
Ctenodonta cingulata gorensis was named by Foerste (1924). Its type specimen is GSC 8424, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

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

Entered
by P. Wagner on 2007-12-07; modified by B. Kröger on 2015-08-31

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Ctenodonta cingulata gorensis Foerste p. 138 figs. pl. 16 f. 1
2007Nucularca gorensis Pojeta and Stott p. 1490–1493 fig. 9A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
orderProtobranchiaPelseneer 1889
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderNuculida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyNuculoidea(Gray 1824)
familyNucularcidae
genusNucularca
speciesgorensis()

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 gorensis Foerste 1924
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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: Sanchez Roig 1926, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Nucularca gorensis (76903 76908)