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Cucullellidae

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Cucullellidae

Taxonomy
Cucullellidae was named by Fischer (1886).

It was assigned to Nuculanoidea by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Malletioidea by Carter et al. (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Cucullellidae Fischer
1999Nuculitidae Bradshaw
2010Cucullellidae Bouchet et al.
2011Cucullellidae Carter et al. p. 6

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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)
superfamilyMalletioideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyCucullellidaeFischer 1886
familyCucullellidaeFischer 1886

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.

Fm. †Cucullellidae Fischer 1886
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Subfm. †Cucullellinae Fischer 1886
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G. †Nuculites Conrad 1841
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Subg. †Nuculites (Gonionuculites) Babin et al. 2001
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Nuculites argentinum Sanchez et al. 1995
Nuculites ichikawai Nakazawa and Newell 1968
Nuculites kimuari Hayasaka 1924
Nuculites neglectus Hall 1862
Nuculites oblongatus Conrad 1841
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Invalid names: Cucullella elliptica Maurer 1886 [synonym]
Nuculites planulatus Conrad 1841
Nuculites primus Bradshaw 1999
Nuculites stonyensis Bradshaw 1999
Nuculites suboblongatus Kobayashi 1934
Nuculites wattii Tate 1896
Invalid names: Cleidophorus Hall 1847 [synonym], Cucullella McCoy 1851 [synonym], Pyrenomoeus Hall 1852 [synonym]
Invalid names: Nuculitidae Bradshaw 1999 [synonym], Palaeoneilinae Babin 1966 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Lancefieldian to the top of the Changhsingian or 484.30000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (426 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Guizhou) Nuculites sp. (5279)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Australia (Tasmania) Nuculites sp. (2671)
Lancefieldian - Bendigonian484.3 - 473.1Australia (Tasmania) Nuculites sp. (211109)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0France (Ille-et-Vilaine) Nuculites acuminatus, Nuculites tortus (20860) Nuculites sp. (20852)
Darriwilian - Sandbian469.4 - 452.8China (Guangdong) Nuculites sp. (275440)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2South Korea (Kangwon-do) Nuculites suboblongatus (56171)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Morocco Nuculites sp. (20964)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0United Kingdom (England) Nuculites sp. (3651 3654)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5United Kingdom (Wales) Nuculites sp. (348)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Nuculites sp. (336)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0USA (New York) Nuculites oblongatus (65400)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15South Africa (Eastern Cape) Nuculites sp. (77958)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Spain (Aragon) Nuculites sp. (40448)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Libya Nuculites sp. (35637 35638)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Virginia) Nuculites sp. (6999 7042)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Cleidophorus eductus, Cleidophorus striatulus, Cleidophorus catherinae (108672) Cleidophorus perdubius (233340)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom Cleidophorus hollebeni (161470)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902Japan Nuculites kimurai (200777)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Japan Nuculites ichikawai (114489)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Cleidophorus striatulus (119554) Cleidophorus trapezoidalis (119720)