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Acila (Truncacila) conradi

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Nucula conradi was named by Meek (1864). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Acila conradi by Clark (1915); it was synonymized subjectively with Nucula (Acila) castrensis by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Nucula (Acila) conradi by Etherington (1931); it was recombined as Acila (Truncacila) conradi by Schenck (1936), Keen and Bentson (1944), Moore (1963), Moore (1983).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Nucula divaricata Conrad p. 432 figs. figs. 1a, 1b
1864Nucula conradi Meek
1915Acila conradi Clark figs. pl. 62, fig. 4
1931Nucula (Acila) conradi Etherington p. 64 figs. Plate 1, figures 1, 3, 18
1936Acila (Truncacila) conradi Schenck pp. 82, 85
1944Acila (Truncacila) conradi Keen and Bentson p. 23
1963Acila (Truncacila) conradi Moore pp. 54 - 55 figs. Plate 12, figures 2-4, 6-9
1983Acila (Truncacila) conradi Moore p. A12 figs. Plate 1,figures 21, 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderNuculida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyNuculoidea(Gray 1824)
familyNuculidaeGray 1824
genusAcilaAdams and Adams 1858
subgenusTruncacilaGrant and Gale 1931
speciesconradi(Meek 1864)

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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Invalid names: Nucula divaricata Conrad 1848 [replaced]
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 Chattian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 27.30000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Acila conradi (37575 37576 37580 37585 37590 37592)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45USA (Washington) Acila conradi (37560 37595)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Acila conradi (167645)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63USA (California) Acila conradi (38028)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Oregon) Acila conradi (39805)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Acila conradi (39592)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Acila conradi (39597 39598 39599 39601 39603 39604 39605 39606 39698 39700 39798 39799 39800 39801 39802 39807 201690)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation Acila conradi (50038)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Oregon) Acila conradi (71146 71149)