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Nucinellidae (Nut Clam)

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Nucinellidae

Taxonomy
Nucinellidae was named by Vokes (1956) [Synonym of Manzanellidae Chronic 1952 [Coan et al. 2000]]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Manzanellidae by Coan et al. (2000), Bouchet et al. (2010).

It was assigned to Nucinelloidea by Todd (2001); and to Manzanelloidea by Nevesskaja (2009), Glover and Taylor (2013), Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Nucinellidae Vokes
2001Nucinellidae Todd
2009Nucinellidae Nevesskaja
2013Nucinellidae Glover and Taylor p. 102
2014Nucinellidae Ros-Franch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilyManzanelloideaChronic 1952
familyNucinellidaeVokes 1956
familyNucinellidaeVokes 1956

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.

Fm. Nucinellidae Vokes 1956 [Nut Clam]
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G. Nucinella Wood 1850
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†Nucinella alleni Vokes 1966
†Nucinella calabra Seguenza 1877
†Nucinella chipolana Vokes 1985
†Nucinella cincta von Koenen 1893
Nucinella dalli Hedley 1902
†Nucinella dobergensis Lienenklaus 1891
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Invalid names: Pleurodon zinndorfi Zilch 1937 [synonym]
†Nucinella dumasi Cossmann and Peyrot 1914
†Nucinella giribeti Glover and Taylor 2013
†Nucinella glabra Ravn 1939
†Nucinella glabrata Stoliczka 1871
†Nucinella gunteri Mansfield 1932
Nucinella hedleyi Cotton and Godfrey 1938
†Nucinella laevigata Vincent 1899
†Nucinella liasina Bistram 1903
Nucinella maxima Thiele and Jaeckel 1931
†Nucinella microdus Boettger 1869
Nucinella miliaris Deshayes 1829
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Invalid names: Nuculina suessoniensis Watelet 1870 [synonym]
Nucinella moarianus Hedley 1904
†Nucinella nakremi Foster et al. 2017
†Nucinella oregona Vokes 1956
†Nucinella ovalina Cossmann 1887
†Nucinella ovalis Wood 1840
†Nucinella pissarroi Cossmann 1904
†Nucinella seguenzai Dall 1898
Nucinella serrei Lamy 1912
†Nucinella svalbardensis Hryniewicz et al. 2014
†Nucinella taylori Foster et al. 2017
Nucinella viridula Kuznetzov and Schileyko 1984
Nucinella woodii Dall 1898 [Wood's Little Nut Clam]
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Invalid names: Nucinella subdolus Strong and Hertlein 1937 [synonym], Pleurodon adamsi Dall 1898 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cyrillona Iredale 1929 [synonym], Neopleurodon Hertlein and Strong 1940 [synonym], Nuculina d'Orbigny 1844 [replaced], Pleurodon Wood 1840 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: IA, MA, UN, DC according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-08-18 18:10:16
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:12:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Griesbachian to the top of the Holocene or 251.90200 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 250.5 Ma

Collections (82 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Svalbard and Jan Mayen Nucinella taylori (182612) Nucinella taylori, Nucinella nakremi (182611)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Nucinella sp. (163815)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Nuculina polaris (98285)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Oregon) Nucinella sp. (112295)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Germany Nucinella sp. (23813)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Italy Nucinella liasina (38170)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany (Bavaria) Nucinella sp. (23854 23856) Nucinella sp. 1 (23849 23850 23851 23852 23853 23855 23857 23858 23859 23860)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany Nucinella sp. (23814 23815 23839 23840 23841 23842 23843 23844 23845 23846 23847 23848)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0Germany Nucinella liasina (159446)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom Nucinella sp. (213701 213704 213892)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1United Kingdom (England) Nucinella birkelundi (8574 8656 8658 8659) Nucinella birtulundi (8600)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Nucinella svalbardensis (163966 163967 163973)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Svalbard and Jan Mayen Nucinella svalbardensis (47064 163970 163972 163974 167346)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45USA (California) Nucinella sp. (177720)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9New Zealand (North Island) Nucinella sp. (205218)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan Nucinella gigantea (117145)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Japan (Hokkaido) Nucinella gigantea (117147)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark Nuculina glabra (35263 35266)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0France (Marne) Nucinella ovalina (178041)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Nucinella ovalina (3266)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Nucinella miliaris (8124)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Belgium Nucinella miliaris (77611) Nuculina laevigata (77612)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0France (Loire-Atlantique) Nucinella pissarroi (122893)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Nucinella alleni (92381)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany Nucinella cincta (179751)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Nucinella oregona (201505)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4Japan Nucinella sp. (191323)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany Pleurodon zinndorfi (95898)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Colombia Nucinella sp. (205111)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Germany Nucinella dobergensis (171410)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Nucinella chipolana (91536)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan (Toyama) Nucinella sp. (219252)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Nucinella sp. (145519) Nucinella woodii (93172)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Florida) Pleurodon gunteri (91537)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Manabi) Nucinella subdolus (60772)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Nucinella miliaris (84755 84795)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Nucinella ovalis (86801 86802)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Belgium Nucinella ovalis (76982)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Pleurodon woodii (59486)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Nucinella sp. (79772)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Nucinella woodii (35025)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Philippines (Panglao Island) Nucinella giribeti (205350)