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Nuculopsis houghtoni

Bivalvia - Protobranchia - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Nucula houghtoni was named by Stevens (1858) [Nucula Houghtoni].

It was recombined as Nuculopsis houghtoni by Driscoll (1964).

Synonyms
  • Nucula iowensis was named by White and Whitfield (1862).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Nucula houghtoni by Weller (1897).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Nucula houghtoni Stevens p. 262
1862Nucula iowensis White and Whitfield p. 298
1964Nuculopsis houghtoni Driscoll figs. txt. f. 6; pl. 16 f. 8-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
orderProtobranchiaPelseneer 1889
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderNuculida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyNuculoidea(Gray 1824)
familyNuculidaeGray 1824
genusNuculopsis
specieshoughtoni(Stevens 1858)

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 houghtoni Stevens 1858
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Invalid names: Nucula iowensis White and Whitfield 1862 [synonym]
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Iowa) Nucula iowensis (3309)