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Nuculopsis wewokana

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Nucula wewokana Girty
1976Nuculopsis wewokana Gu et al. p. 16 figs. Pl 3, fig 14

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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
genusNuculopsis
specieswewokana(Girty 1915)

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.

Nuculopsis wewokana Girty 1915
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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 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: base of the Westphalian to the top of the Desmoinesian or 318.70000 to 306.00000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian - Vereian318.7 - 313.8United Kingdom (Wales) Nuculopsis wewokana (8230)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) Nuculopsis wewokana (8632 8633 8634 8635 8636 8637 8638 8639 8641 8642 8643 8644 8645 8646 8647 8648 8649 8651)