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Nuculopsis poposiensis

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Nucula poposiensis was named by Branson (1930). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wind River Mountains, Big Popo Agie Canyon (Pustula Member), which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Park City Formation of Wyoming.

It was recombined as Nuculopsis poposiensis by Ciriacks (1963).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. hians, N. muddlesensis, N. piedmontia, N. expansa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Nucula poposiensis Branson p. 42 figs. Pl 10, figs 1-6
1963Nuculopsis poposiensis Ciriacks p. 40 figs. Pl 4, figs 30-33

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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
genusNuculopsis
speciespoposiensis()

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.

†Nuculopsis poposiensis Branson 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height12.71----
valve height22.622.283.012.650.515

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 Kungurian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 283.30000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Wyoming) Nuculopsis poposiensis (105373)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Wyoming) Nuculopsis poposiensis (11229)
Guadalupian274.4 - 259.51USA (Wyoming) Nucula poposiensis, Nucula pulchella (236340)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Montana) Nuculopsis poposiensis (11276)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Montana) Nuculopsis poposiensis (81427 105278)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Wyoming) Nucula poposiensis, Nucula pulchella (type locality: 83004) Nuculopsis poposiensis (90235)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902USA (Wyoming) Nuculopsis poposiensis (11224 95799 105360)