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Nymphalucina linearia

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Lucina linearia was named by Stephenson (1941) [m. kosnik taxon no: 2558].

It was recombined as Nymphalucina linearia by Kosnik (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. bourni, N. cleburni, N. parva

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Lucina linearia Stephenson
2002Nymphalucina linearia Kosnik

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusNymphalucina
specieslinearia(Stephenson 1941)

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.

†Nymphalucina linearia Stephenson 1941
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (97 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) Lucina linearia (44164)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Texas) Lucina linearia (211326)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Nymphalucina linearea (4248 4250 4252 4253 4254 4259 4262 4275 4276 4284 4286 4322 4325 4327 4328 4329 4330 4332 4333)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Nymphalucina linearea (4101)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Nymphalucina linearea (4265 4266 4267 4268 4277 4280 4282 4296 4301 4302 4303 4308 4312 4313 4314 4315 4316 4317 4318 4319 4320 4334 4335)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Nymphalucina linearea (4399 4411 4418 4421 4425 4426 4427 4435 4441 4445 4452 4453 4454 4455 4456 4458 4459 4460 4477 4485 4490)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Nymphalucina linearea (4369 4370)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) Nymphalucina linearea (4342 4343 4344 4347 4350 4351 4354 4355 4362)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Nymphalucina linearea (4209 4210 4237)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Nymphalucina linearia (1309)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Nymphalucina linearia (1303)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Nymphalucina linearia (1312)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) Nymphalucina linearia (1310)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Nymphalucina linearia (1307 1308)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Lucina linearia (205541) Nymphalucina linearia (1296 1297 1298 1299 1392 1394)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Nymphalucina linearea (4378 4379 4380) Nymphalucina linearia (1313)