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Nuculana (Dacryomya)
Taxonomy
Nuculana (Dacryomya) was named by Agassiz (1840) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr l J Tith Sepkoski's reference number: 159]. Its type is Nucula lacryma.
It was reranked as Dacromya by Agrawal and Kachhara (1979), Vokes (1980).
It was assigned to Bivalvia by Agrawal and Kachhara (1979); to Nuculana by Agassiz (1840), Goto (1983); to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); to Polidevciidae by Ros-Franch et al. (2014); and to Nuculanidae by Vokes (1980), Hautmann et al. (2015).
It was reranked as Dacromya by Agrawal and Kachhara (1979), Vokes (1980).
It was assigned to Bivalvia by Agrawal and Kachhara (1979); to Nuculana by Agassiz (1840), Goto (1983); to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); to Polidevciidae by Ros-Franch et al. (2014); and to Nuculanidae by Vokes (1980), Hautmann et al. (2015).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Dacryomya gaveyi, Nucula silicea, Nuculana alferovi, Nuculana amuriensis, Nuculana bathurstensis, Nuculana borsonii, Nuculana calkinsi, Nuculana camelorum, Nuculana carinata, Nuculana castor, Nuculana coelata, Nuculana coloradoensis, Nuculana compalana, Nuculana complanata, Nuculana corbetensis, Nuculana corpulentoides, Nuculana demissa, Nuculana deshayesiana, Nuculana dodona, Nuculana dodsoni, Nuculana duplicarina, Nuculana duplicarina, Nuculana elliptica, Nuculana equilateralis, Nuculana evansi, Nuculana fiski, Nuculana fragilis, Nuculana gnonom, Nuculana inornata, Nuculana kenyana, Nuculana kittensis, Nuculana meriani, Nuculana minmiensis, Nuculana mutuata, Nuculana nagaoi, Nuculana parleacllli, Nuculana pennula, Nuculana perdita, Nuculana perlonga, Nuculana saffordana, Nuculana securiformis, Nuculana slodkewitschi, Nuculana smirna, Nuculana smithvillensis, Nuculana sulcellata, Nuculana taioma, Nuculana travisana, Nuculana turgeo, Nuculana turgeo, Nuculana tyrolensis, Nuculana vadosa, Nuculana wajampolkana, Nuculana yatsushiroensis, Nuculana yunnanensis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1840 | Nuculana (Dacryomya) Agassiz |
| 1979 | Dacromya Agrawal and Kachhara p. 130 |
| 1980 | Dacromya Vokes p. 5 |
| 1983 | Nuculana (Dacryomya) Goto |
| 2002 | Dacryomya Sepkoski |
| 2014 | Dacryomya Ros-Franch et al. |
| 2015 | Dacryomya Hautmann et al. p. 883 |
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Subg. †Nuculana (Dacryomya) Agassiz 1840
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Induan to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 251.90200 to 149.20000 Ma
Collections (14 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Induan - Olenekian | Japan (Fukui) | Nuculana nogamii (39972) | |
| Late/Upper Sinemurian | United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) | Nuculana minor (204132 204133) | |
| Oxynotum | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Nuculana compalana (133092) | |
| Sinemurian | United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) | Nuculana sp. (204149) | |
| Sinemurian | Japan (Yamaguchi) | Nuculana toriyamae (40560) | |
| Late/Upper Pliensbachian | United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) | Nuculana minor (204120) | |
| Pliensbachian | United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) | Nuculana minor (204123 204124 204126) | |
| Middle Toarcian | United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) | Nuculana rostralis (204111) | |
| Oxfordian - Tithonian | Japan (Kochi) | Nuculana stenodolichos, Nuculana minutula (40473) | |
| Oxfordian - Tithonian | Japan (Kumamoto) | Nuculana stenodolichos (40342) | |
| Kimmeridgian | Japan (Fukushima) | Nuculana stenodolichos (40546) |