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Politoleda polita

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Nucula polita was named by Sowerby (1833). It is extant. It is the type species of Politoleda.

It was recombined as Nuculana (Politoleda) polita by Jung (1965), Keen (1971), Huber (2010); it was recombined as Politoleda polita by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Nucula polita Sowerby figs. fig. 11
1965Nuculana (Politoleda) polita Jung p. 418
1971Nuculana (Politoleda) polita Keen p. 29
2010Nuculana (Politoleda) polita Huber p. 97
2012Politoleda polita Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 72

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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
genusPolitoledaLink 1807
speciespolita(Sowerby 1833)

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.

Politoleda polita Sowerby 1833
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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: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:23:34
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:23:34
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Panama (Panama) Politoleda polita (160394 160395)