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Nuculana trumani

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Nuculana trumani 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
speciestrumani

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: 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: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Nuculana trumani (1435 1443)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (South Carolina) Nuculana trumani (52344)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Nuculana trumani (2418 90603 98355)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Georgia) Nuculana trumani (90640)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (South Carolina) Nuculana trumani (92308 92355)