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Nuculavus

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Nuculavus was named by Tschernyschev (1943) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-u P Leon-u].

It was assigned to Nuculidae by Vokes (1980), Anelli et al. (2002); and to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Nuculavus Tschernyschev p. 5
1980Nuculavus Vokes p. 2
2002Nuculavus Anelli et al. p. 168
2002Nuculavus Sepkoski

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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
genusNuculavusTschernyschev 1943

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. †Nuculavus Tschernyschev 1943
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†Nuculavus arcuata Kues 1991
†Nuculavus bangarraensis Dickins 1963
†Nuculavus levatiformis Walcott 1884
†Nuculavus menuda Kues 1991
†Nuculavus okawensis Schenck 1939
†Nuculavus terminalis Chronic 1949
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1004.231.609.004.601.22
valve height246.622.3010.07.251.99

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: base of the Serpukhovian to the top of the Changhsingian or 330.30000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (100 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian - Virgilian335.4 - 298.9USA (California) N. sp. (589)
Late/Upper Mississippian330.3 - 323.4USA (California) N. sp. (143609 143613)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (West Virginia) N. okawensis (56128 56142 56143 65682)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Arkansas) Nuculopsis okawensis (5517 69282 69305)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Ukraine N. sp. (228666)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Argentina (La Rioja) N. levatiformis (39939)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) N. sp. (91530)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) N. arcuata (160177) N. arcuata, N. menuda (160175) N. levatiformis, N. arcuata (160176)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) N. arcuatus (146819 156715) N. arcuatus, N. levatiformis (156695) N. levatiformis (156687) N. sp. 1, N. arcuatus (146828)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) N. croneisi (225744 225747 225748 225749 225750 225752 225753 225756 225757 225758 225759 225761 225762 225765 225767 225768 225769 225770 225774)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Peru (Apurimac) Palaeonucula levatiformis (41357) Palaeonucula terminalis (41356)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) Nuculopsis bangarraensis (84591 85845 107345)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Oman Nuculopsis bangarraensis (111044 111046 111047)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Utah) N. sp. (10651)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Nevada) N. sp. (10650 10653 11964 120956) Palaeonucula levatiformis (39157 120946)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Peru (Amazonas) Palaeonucula levatiformis (41340)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Nevada) N. levatiformis (10448 66101 120980) N. sp. (10399 10430 10431 10443 10444 10445 10447 10449 10450 10451 10452 10472 10640 10647 10649 120964 120965) Palaeonucula levatiformis (38745 38749 38766 38769 38827 38828)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Nucula levatiformis (90740 90745 90747)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Arizona) Palaeonucula levatiformis (52898 95353 120746 120747)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (New Mexico) Nucula levatiformis (233342)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Arizona) Palaeonucula levatiformis (39998 39999 40000 40001)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) N. levatiformis (43550)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902USA (Texas) Nuculopsis okawensis (50002 50009 50012 50017 50021)