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Nuculana (Jupiteria) scitula

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Nucula scitula Meek and Hayden p. 84
1860Leda scitula Meek and Hayden p. 185
1876Yoldia scitula Meek p. 110 figs. PI. 28, fig. 9
1970Nuculana (Jupiteria) scitula Speden p. 36 figs. Plate 2, figs. 16-21; Plate 3, figs. 1-6

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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
subfamilyNuculaninaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusNuculanaBellardi 1875
subgenusJupiteria
speciesscitula(Meek and Hayden 1856)

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.

†Nuculana (Jupiteria) scitula Meek and Hayden 1856
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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 mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:23:07
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:23:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Coniacian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 89.80000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (Wyoming) Yoldia scitula (87773)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Colorado) Nuculana scitula (162249)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) Nuculana scitula (235664)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Yoldia scitula (82638)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Nuculana scitula (88511)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Nuculana scitula (1320)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Nuculana scitula (1339)