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Nymphalucina

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Nymphalucina was named by Speden (1970) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. Its type is Tellina occidentalis.

It was assigned to Lucinacea by Speden (1970); to Lucinidae by Vokes (1980); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Codakiinae by Kiel (2013).

Species
Lucina parva, N. linearia, N. occidentalis, N. panochensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
N. bourni, N. cleburni, N. parva

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Nymphalucina Speden p. 103
1980Nymphalucina Vokes p. 240
2002Nymphalucina Sepkoski
2013Nymphalucina Kiel p. 359

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusNymphalucina

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. †Nymphalucina Speden 1970
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†Lucina parva Stephenson 1923
†Nymphalucina linearia Stephenson 1941
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
I. G. Speden 1970Adult large, with weakly defined posterior and anterior areas, lunule lanceolate,
moderately impressed, escutcheon narrow and extends the length of the posterodorsal margin. Shell ornamented with fine concentric striae and growth lamellae, and the internal margin below pallial line with faint, coarse, widely spaced crenulations that are strongest and often distinct only anteriorly. .... cardinals strong and projecting, 3a large, pointed, and separated from margin by a socket, 3b and 2b weakly bifid, 4b narrow, long, and continuous with the lunular margin. Lateral teeth extremely isolated from the cardinals and near extremities of dorsal margin, elongated; AI, PI, AIV and PII strong. Nymph long and strong, extends for about three quarters of the length of the posterodorsal margin, and the posterodorsal end sometimes projects above shell margin. Ligament opisthodetic, external. Anterior muscle insertion area club-shaped, with a narrow posteroventral elongation diverging from pallial line and extending to about mid-height of shell
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (128 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) Lucina linearia (44164)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Texas) Lucina linearia (211326)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (North Carolina) N. parva (7610 7620 7625)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) Lucina occidentalis (1624 1625 1671 1678 1735)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Lucina occidentalis (87439)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Mississippi) Lucina parva (32139 32140 32141 32142) N. parva (6660 6661)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Dakota) N. occidentalis (234300)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Lucina occidentalis (82638)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Lucina occidentalis (213000 213084)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Colorado) N. bourni, N. cleburni (162249)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) N. parva (6157 6171 6172 6176)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Lucina parva (3612)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) N. linearea (4265 4266 4267 4268 4277 4280 4282 4296 4301 4302 4303 4308 4312 4313 4314 4315 4316 4317 4318 4319 4320 4334 4335)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) N. linearea (4101)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) N. linearea (4248 4250 4252 4253 4254 4259 4262 4275 4276 4284 4286 4322 4325 4327 4328 4329 4330 4332 4333)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) N. parva (7615)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) N. occidentalis (88510 88511)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) N. linearea (4209 4210 4237)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) N. linearea (4399 4411 4418 4421 4425 4426 4427 4435 4441 4445 4452 4453 4454 4455 4456 4458 4459 4460 4477 4485 4490)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) N. linearea (4369 4370)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) N. linearea (4342 4343 4344 4347 4350 4351 4354 4355 4362)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) N. parva (1311)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) N. linearia (1309)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) N. linearia (1312)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) N. linearea (4378 4379 4380) N. linearia (1313)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) N. linearia (1310)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Lucina linearia (205541) N. linearia (1296 1297 1298 1299 1392 1394)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) N. panochensis (205239)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) N. linearia (1303)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) N. linearia (1307 1308)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) N. occidentalis (1320)