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Palaeonucula prisca

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Palaeonucula prisca was named by Kurushin (1985). Its type specimen is IGiG 753/60 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nyykaabyt River, outcrop 41, layer 4, Lower Olenek river basin, which is in a Spathian marine siliciclastic in the Ysmanakh Formation of the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Palaeonucula prisca Kurushin p. 41 figs. Pl 5, figs 3,4
1996Palaeonucula prisca Dagis et al. p. 23 figs. Pl 7, fig 13

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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
genusPalaeonuculaQuenstedt 1930
speciesprisca

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.

Palaeonucula prisca Kurushin 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height14.70

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: Spathian or 248.10000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Russian Federation Palaeonucula prisca (99909 99910 type locality: 135853 135854 135856 135857 135858 135859 135860 135861)