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Veteranella

Bivalvia - Protobranchia - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Veteranella was named by Patte (1926) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori Sepkoski's reference number: 94]. It is not extant. Its type is Veteranella strenua.

It was assigned to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); to Nuculanidae by Patte (1926), Ros-Franch et al. (2014); and to Veteranellinae by Chen et al. (1983), Bouchet et al. (2010), Ayoub-Hannaa et al. (2017).

Species
V. (Glyptoleda), V. (Ledoides), V. (Nucundata), V. jinjiensis, V. reidi, V. strenua (type species)
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by B. Allen on 2019-05-02

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Veteranella Patte
1983Veteranella Chen et al. p. 620
2002Veteranella Sepkoski
2010Veteranella Bouchet et al.
2014Veteranella Ros-Franch et al.
2017Veteranella Ayoub-Hannaa et al. p. 435

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
orderProtobranchiaPelseneer 1889
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
subfamilyVeteranellinae
genusVeteranellaPatte 1926

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. †Veteranella Patte 1926
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Subg. †Veteranella (Glyptoleda) Fletcher 1945
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Subg. †Glyptoleda (Menucula) Guo 1988
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†Glyptoleda borealica Biakov 1998
†Glyptoleda coleyi Fletcher 1945
†Glyptoleda flexuosa Waterhouse 1964
†Glyptoleda glomerata Fletcher 1945
†Glyptoleda intricata Waterhouse 1964
†Glyptoleda javesi Waterhouse 1983
†Glyptoleda parenica Biakov 2016
†Glyptoleda reidi Fletcher 1945
†Glyptoleda simplicata Waterhouse 1964
Subg. †Veteranella (Ledoides) Wen and Lan 1976
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Subg. †Veteranella (Nucundata) Waterhouse 1964
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†Nucundata cuiluanensis Liang 1980
†Nucundata obliqua Waterhouse 1964
†Nucundata prolonga Waterhouse 1964
†Nucundata truncata Waterhouse 1964
†Nucundata undata Waterhouse 1964
†Veteranella reidi Fletcher 1945
†Veteranella strenua Patte 1926
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1116.89.0030.019.06.67
valve height4012.46.8024.012.04.21

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: 2007-07-27 04:12:34
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Bucklandi or 290.10000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Australia (Queensland) Glyptoleda javesi (39937)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4New Zealand (Southland) Glyptoleda glomerata (52838)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Australia (Western Australia) Glyptoleda coleyi (161835 161836 161837) Glyptoleda sp. (84344)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Russian Federation Glyptoleda coleyi (113939) Glyptoleda parenica (183115)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Russian Federation Glyptoleda coleyi (87302 133031) Glyptoleda parenica (183116)
Guadalupian274.4 - 259.51China (Nei Mongol) Nucundata sp. (226940)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (Queensland) Glyptoleda glomerata (105010)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation Glyptoleda coleyi (109933) Glyptoleda sp. (109932)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28New Zealand (Southland) Glyptoleda sp., Glyptoleda reidi, Nucundata obliqua, Nucundata undata (41767) Nucundata obliqua (52835)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28New Zealand Nucundata obliqua (52833 52834)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Heilongjiang) Nucundata cuiluanensis (111164)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation Glyptoleda borealica (102222) Glyptoleda reidi (183117) Glyptoleda sp. (183118)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51New Zealand (Southland) Glyptoleda flexuosa (41789) Glyptoleda flexuosa, Nucundata undata (41788) Nucundata obliqua, Glyptoleda flexuosa, Nucundata undata, Glyptoleda intricata, Glyptoleda simplicata (41778) Nucundata obliqua, Glyptoleda flexuosa, Nucundata undata, Nucundata truncata, Nucundata prolonga, Glyptoleda simplicata (41777)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Russian Federation Glyptoleda sp. (97378)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (Queensland) Glyptoleda flexuosa (85054 107356) Glyptoleda glomerata (43661 97269 105011 120327 120537 120674 161834) Glyptoleda glomerata, Glyptoleda reidi (43660 43662 97270 209010) Glyptoleda reidi (161833 209016) Glyptoleda sp., Glyptoleda reidi (103368) Nucundata obliqua (120668)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Nepal Glyptoleda sp. (62448)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0China (Yunnan) Glyptoleda venusta (200824)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18China (Tibet) V. langnongensis (148626)
Bucklandi199.5 - 192.9China (Guangdong) V. jinjiensis (7778)