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Nucula (Deminucula)

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Deminucula was named by Iredale (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Nucula (Deminucula) by Huber (2010).

It was assigned to Nuculinae by Maxwell (1992); to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); to Nuculidae by Mikkelsen (2006); and to Nucula by Huber (2010).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Deminucula bergmansi, Nucula aequalis, Nucula amanoi, Nucula amanoi, Nucula amygdaloides, Nucula angulatum, Nucula angusta, Nucula anodontoides, Nucula anradei, Nucula antiqua, Nucula antiquata, Nucula aptera, Nucula arduennensis, Nucula ascendens, Nucula ascendens, Nucula assiniboinensis, Nucula aurata, Nucula azenotanensis, Nucula baccata, Nucula beachportensis, Nucula blanfordi, Nucula bowerbanki, Nucula bowerbankii, Nucula calliope, Nucula camia, Nucula capsiopsis, Nucula catherina, Nucula chejsliensis, Nucula chipolana, Nucula chipolana, Nucula chipolana, Nucula chipolana, Nucula ciboloensis, Nucula cipleyensis, Nucula ciplyensis, Nucula circe, Nucula cochlear, Nucula coloradoensis, Nucula compressa, Nucula compta, Nucula compta, Nucula consors, Nucula contigua, Nucula crassicula, Nucula crebrilineata, Nucula cuneata, Nucula dasa, Nucula decipiens, Nucula defuniak, Nucula deltoidea, Nucula densistria, Nucula densistriata, Nucula depressa, Nucula desioi, Nucula devjatilovae, Nucula dixoni, Nucula duchasteli, Nucula dynastes, Nucula electra, Nucula elegantissima, Nucula eudorae, Nucula expansa, Nucula formosa, Nucula formosa, Nucula fritschi, Nucula gadsdenensis, Nucula georgiana, Nucula getkilnensis, Nucula gracilenta, Nucula guillermensis, Nucula gurgitis, Nucula haidatensis, Nucula hammeri, Nucula harderi, Nucula hizenensis, Nucula hourcqi, Nucula indefinita, Nucula indica, Nucula isfjordica, Nucula iwayai, Nucula izumensis, Nucula jaccardi, Nucula kaffraria, Nucula kalimnae, Nucula kaoraensis, Nucula khoraensis, Nucula kochiensis, Nucula lamellinucula, Nucula lebuensis, Nucula leia, Nucula levesquei, Nucula libyca, Nucula luciniformis, Nucula mametschinskensis, Nucula mareana, Nucula mareana, Nucula margitifera, Nucula mazena, Nucula meadinga, Nucula meyeri, Nucula meyeri, Nucula microconcentrica, Nucula microstriata, Nucula montensis, Nucula morantensis, Nucula nacatochana, Nucula nakaminatoensis, Nucula nitida, Nucula nitidiosa, Nucula obsoletastriata, Nucula omagariensis, Nucula otamatea, Nucula ovalis, Nucula paraguana, Nucula parisiensis, Nucula paulula, Nucula pectinata, Nucula pelcha, Nucula peregrina, Nucula perequalis, Nucula phayreiana, Nucula piacentina, Nucula placentina, Nucula placentina, Nucula planata, Nucula planata, Nucula platynotus, Nucula pongensis, Nucula potomacensis, Nucula potomacensis, Nucula praelonga, Nucula praelongata, Nucula proava, Nucula protexta, Nucula protracta, Nucula proximo, Nucula pulchra, Nucula randolphensis, Nucula redempta, Nucula reticulata, Nucula rivulana, Nucula rossii, Nucula sagittata, Nucula schmidti, Nucula schmidti, Nucula secunda, Nucula seguinensis, Nucula semenovi, Nucula semiundulata, Nucula severnensis, Nucula shichiensis, Nucula silicea, Nucula sinuatella, Nucula slackiana, Nucula snatolensis, Nucula stachei, Nucula stationis, Nucula stephensoni, Nucula subloblonga, Nucula subovata, Nucula subplana, Nucula subrotunda, Nucula subtrigona, Nucula subventricosa, Nucula sulcata, Nucula sulcata, Nucula sumbargaritacea, Nucula sundaica, Nucula taitei, Nucula tampae, Nucula tamulica, Nucula tatei, Nucula tenera, Nucula tenera, Nucula tenuis, Nucula tosaensis, Nucula tremolatestriata, Nucula triangula, Nucula triangularis, Nucula tumescens, Nucula turkmenica, Nucula venezuela, Nucula venusta, Nucula waiaotea, Nucula waiotea, Nucula waltonensis, Nucula warsarensis, Nucula westendorpi, Nucula whitensis, Nucula yazooensis, Nuculana smithvillensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Deminucula Iredale p. 202
1992Deminucula Maxwell p. 55
2002Deminucula Sepkoski
2006Deminucula Mikkelsen
2010Nucula (Deminucula) Huber p. 85

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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
subgenusDeminucula(Iredale 1931)

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.

Subg. Nucula (Deminucula) Iredale 1931
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Deminucula infrequens Maxwell 1992
Deminucula praetenta Iredale 1924
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Waiauan or 37.71000 to 11.04000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Deminucula infrequens (45041)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand Deminucula bergmansi (63089 63090)