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Nuculana (Praesaccella) ovum

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Nucula ovum Sowerby p. 118 figs. Pl 476, fig 1
1982Dacryomya ovum Watson
1998Nuculana (Praesaccella) ovum Aberhan p. 66 figs. Pl 1, figs 10-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusNuculanaLink 1807
subgenusPraesaccellaCox 1940
speciesovum(Sowerby 1825)

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.

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Diagnosis
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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: 2007-07-27 04:12:34
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Late/Upper Toarcian or 201.30000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Greenland Nuculana ovum (162102)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Canada (British Columbia) Nuculana ovum (53100)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Argentina (Neuquen) Nuculana ovum (33862 33902 33903 33907 33910)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Argentina (San Juan) Nuculana ovum (33697)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian - Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Argentina (Neuquen) Nuculana ovum (10702)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile Nuculana ovum (33667 33668 33885 35437 35440 95443)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Nuculana ovum (53102)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (Yukon) Nuculana ovum (53101)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain Nuculana ovum (25613 26152)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom Dacryomya ovum (213988 213990 213992 213993 213994 213995 213996 213997 213998 213999 214000 214001)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Chile Nuculana ovum (33948 33949)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Argentina (Neuquen) Nuculana ovum (33827)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6United Kingdom (Yorkshire) Dacryomya ovum (147870 147871 147873)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6United Kingdom (England) Dacryomya ovum (90460)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Canada (British Columbia) Nuculana ovum (53103)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6United Kingdom Dacryomya ovum (214002 214003 214004 214005 214006 214007)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Chile Nuculana ovum (95633)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6United Kingdom (Yorkshire) Nuculana ovum (220487)