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Saccella westendorpi

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Trigonocoelia westendorpi was named by Nyst and Westendorp (1839). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Leda (Ledina) westendorpi by Heering (1942); it was recombined as Nuculana (Nuculana) westendorpi by Neuffer (1973); it was recombined as Nuculana (Saccella) westendorpi by Schnetler and Palm (2008); it was recombined as Saccella westendorpi by Moths et al. (2010).

Synonyms
  • Leda gracilis was named by Deshayes (1860). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Nuculana gracilis by Glibert (1957); it was synonymized subjectively with Nuculana (Saccella) westendorpi by Schnetler and Palm (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Trigonocoelia westendorpi Nyst and Westendorp p. 405 figs. pl. 2, fig. 17
1860Leda gracilis Deshayes p. 831 figs. pl. 64, figs. 24-26
1942Leda (Ledina) westendorpi Heering p. 19
1957Nuculana gracilis Glibert p. 11
1973Nuculana (Nuculana) westendorpi Neuffer p. 15
2008Nuculana (Saccella) westendorpi Schnetler and Palm p. 11
2010Saccella westendorpi Moths et al. p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusSaccellaWoodring 1925
specieswestendorpi(Nyst and Westendorp 1839)

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.

†Saccella westendorpi Nyst and Westendorp 1839
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Invalid names: Nuculana gracilis Deshayes 1860 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 mobileg
Life habit: shallow infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:24:17
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:02:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 33.90000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Essonne) Nuculana gracilis (9072 9078 9131 9132 9133 9134 9181)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Romania Nuculana gracilis (187379)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Denmark Nuculana westendorpi (111472 111475 234515)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Denmark (Jutland) Nuculana westendorpi (9176)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Nuculana westendorpi (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Nuculana westendorpi (62884)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Nuculana westendorpi (62899 62903 62929 62931 62932 62933 62934 62935 62936 62937 62938 62939 62940)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Netherlands Nuculana westendorpi (186883 186884)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Nuculana westendorpi (61895 61896 61897 61898 61899 61900 61901 61902 61903 61904 61905 61906 61907 62867 62880 62885 62886 62887 62888 62889 62891 62892 62893 62895)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Belgium Nuculana westendorpi (77858 77859 77860 77861)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Netherlands Nuculana westendorpi (53889)