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Nuculana rostratruncata

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Nuculana rostratruncata Kosnik

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusNuculanaLink 1807
speciesrostratruncata(Gardner 1916)

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 rostratruncata Gardner 1916
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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: 2007-07-27 04:12:34
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Nuculana rostrotruncata (4263 4276 4286)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Nuculana rostratruncata (125950)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Nuculana rostrotruncata (4265 4267 4269 4281 4300 4301 4318 4319)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Nuculana rostrotruncata (4364 4365 4366 4367 4368 4369 4370 4371 4372 4373)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Nuculana rostrotruncata (4418)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Nuculana rostratruncata (1309)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Nuculana rostratruncata (1392)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Nuculana rostratruncata (1312)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Nuculana rostratruncata (1308)