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Acila (Truncacila) haidana

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Acila (Truncacila) demessa haidana was named by Packard (1936) [TYPE LOCATION: CAS 69080, Queen Charlotte City, Skidegate Inlet region, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada (Late Albian-Turonian). TYPE REPOSITORY: CAS, California.].

It was recombined as Acila (Truncacila) haidana by Squires and Saul (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Acila (Truncacila) demessa haidana Packard pp. 50-51 figs. pl. 2, figs. 3, 4, 6, 10
2006Acila (Truncacila) haidana Squires and Saul p. 92

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderNuculida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyNuculoidea(Gray 1824)
familyNuculidaeGray 1824
genusAcilaAdams and Adams 1858
subgenusTruncacilaGrant and Gale 1931
specieshaidana(Packard 1936)

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: 2008-11-15 10:09:53
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:53
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available