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Acila (Truncacila) blancoensis

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Nucula blancoensis was named by Howe (1922). Its type specimen is CAS (unknown number), a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Nucula (Acila) blancoensis by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Acila (Truncacila) blancoensis by Hendy (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Nucula blancoensis Howe p. 95 figs. pl. 9, fig. 3
1931Nucula (Acila) blancoensis Grant, IV and Gale
2020Acila (Truncacila) blancoensis Hendy

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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
speciesblancoensis(Howe 1922)

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
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 Tortonian to the top of the Messinian or 11.62000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Russian Federation Acila blancoensis (49977)