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Nuculopsis yangtzeensis

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Nucula yangtseensis was named by Frech (1911). It is a mold. Its type locality is Ning-kwo-hsien, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine shale in China.

It was recombined as Nuculopsis yangtzeensis by Gu et al. (1976), Zhang (1977), Li et al. (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Nucula yangtseensis Frech p. 193 figs. Pl 27, fig 12
1976Nuculopsis yangtzeensis Gu et al. p. 17 figs. Pl 9, fig 12
1977Nuculopsis yangtzeensis Zhang p. 474 figs. Pl 189, figs 10,11
1982Nuculopsis yangtzeensis Li et al. p. 307 figs. Pl 119, figs 1-2

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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
speciesyangtzeensis()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height43.451.955.423.841.71

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 Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Anhui) Nucula yangtseensis (102134)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Hunan) Nuculopsis yangtzeensis (105949)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902China (Jiangxi) Nuculopsis yangtzeensis (102141)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) Nuculopsis yangtzeensis (108547 121005 121007)