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Taxonomy
Linucula was named by Marwick (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 899]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Nucula (Linucula) by Marwick (1931), Huber (2010).
It was assigned to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); to Nuculidae by Spencer et al. (2004); and to Nucula by Marwick (1931), Huber (2010).
It was reranked as Nucula (Linucula) by Marwick (1931), Huber (2010).
It was assigned to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); to Nuculidae by Spencer et al. (2004); and to Nucula by Marwick (1931), Huber (2010).
Subtaxa
Species lacking formal opinion data
Linucula delli, Nucula aequalis, Nucula amanoi, Nucula amanoi, Nucula angulatum, Nucula angusta, Nucula anodontoides, Nucula anradei, Nucula antiqua, Nucula antiquata, Nucula aptera, Nucula arduennensis, Nucula ascendens, Nucula ascendens, Nucula assiniboinensis, Nucula aurata, Nucula azenotanensis, Nucula baccata, Nucula beachportensis, Nucula blanfordi, Nucula bowerbanki, Nucula bowerbankii, Nucula calliope, Nucula camia, Nucula capsiopsis, Nucula catherina, Nucula chejsliensis, Nucula chipolana, Nucula chipolana, Nucula chipolana, Nucula chipolana, Nucula ciboloensis, Nucula cipleyensis, Nucula ciplyensis, Nucula circe, Nucula cochlear, Nucula coloradoensis, Nucula compressa, Nucula compta, Nucula compta, Nucula consors, Nucula contigua, Nucula crassicula, Nucula crebrilineata, Nucula cuneata, Nucula dasa, Nucula decipiens, Nucula defuniak, Nucula deltoidea, Nucula densistria, Nucula densistriata, Nucula depressa, Nucula desioi, Nucula devjatilovae, Nucula dixoni, Nucula duchasteli, Nucula dynastes, Nucula electra, Nucula elegantissima, Nucula eudorae, Nucula expansa, Nucula formosa, Nucula formosa, Nucula fritschi, Nucula gadsdenensis, Nucula georgiana, Nucula getkilnensis, Nucula gracilenta, Nucula guillermensis, Nucula gurgitis, Nucula haidatensis, Nucula hammeri, Nucula harderi, Nucula hizenensis, Nucula hourcqi, Nucula indefinita, Nucula indica, Nucula isfjordica, Nucula iwayai, Nucula izumensis, Nucula jaccardi, Nucula kaffraria, Nucula kalimnae, Nucula kaoraensis, Nucula khoraensis, Nucula kochiensis, Nucula lamellinucula, Nucula lebuensis, Nucula leia, Nucula levesquei, Nucula libyca, Nucula luciniformis, Nucula mametschinskensis, Nucula mareana, Nucula mareana, Nucula margitifera, Nucula mazena, Nucula meadinga, Nucula meyeri, Nucula meyeri, Nucula microconcentrica, Nucula microstriata, Nucula montensis, Nucula morantensis, Nucula nacatochana, Nucula nakaminatoensis, Nucula nitida, Nucula nitidiosa, Nucula obsoletastriata, Nucula omagariensis, Nucula otamatea, Nucula ovalis, Nucula paraguana, Nucula parisiensis, Nucula paulula, Nucula pectinata, Nucula pelcha, Nucula peregrina, Nucula perequalis, Nucula phayreiana, Nucula piacentina, Nucula placentina, Nucula placentina, Nucula placentina, Nucula planata, Nucula planata, Nucula platynotus, Nucula pongensis, Nucula potomacensis, Nucula potomacensis, Nucula praelonga, Nucula praelongata, Nucula protexta, Nucula protracta, Nucula proximo, Nucula pulchra, Nucula randolphensis, Nucula redempta, Nucula reticulata, Nucula rivulana, Nucula rossii, Nucula sagittata, Nucula schmidti, Nucula schmidti, Nucula secunda, Nucula seguinensis, Nucula semenovi, Nucula semiundulata, Nucula severnensis, Nucula shichiensis, Nucula silicea, Nucula sinuatella, Nucula slackiana, Nucula snatolensis, Nucula stachei, Nucula stationis, Nucula stephensoni, Nucula subloblonga, Nucula subovata, Nucula subplana, Nucula subrotunda, Nucula subtrigona, Nucula subventricosa, Nucula sulcata, Nucula sulcata, Nucula sumbargaritacea, Nucula sundaica, Nucula taitei, Nucula tampae, Nucula tamulica, Nucula tatei, Nucula tenera, Nucula tenera, Nucula tenuis, Nucula tosaensis, Nucula tremolatestriata, Nucula triangula, Nucula triangularis, Nucula tumescens, Nucula turkmenica, Nucula venezuela, Nucula venusta, Nucula waiaotea, Nucula waiotea, Nucula waltonensis, Nucula warsarensis, Nucula westendorpi, Nucula whitensis, Nucula yazooensis, Nuculana smithvillensis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1931 | Linucula Marwick |
| 1931 | Nucula (Linucula) Marwick p. 49 |
| 2002 | Linucula Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Linucula Spencer et al. |
| 2010 | Nucula (Linucula) Huber p. 85 |
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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.
Subg. Nucula (Linucula) Marwick 1931
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Linucula recens Dell 1956
Nucula (Linucula) pisum Sowerby 1833
†Nucula (Linucula) tutamoensis Marwick 1931
†Nucula (Linucula) waipaoa Marwick 1931
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Otaian to the top of the Holocene or 21.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.45 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.45 Ma
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene | Antarctica | Linucula sp. (181568) | |
| Aquitanian | New Zealand | Linucula sp. (146345) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | New Zealand (Waikato) | Linucula sp. (45004) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | New Zealand (Dannevirke) | Linucula sp. (35650) | |
| Otaian | New Zealand (Auckland) | Nucula waiaotea (84915) | |
| Altonian | New Zealand | Nucula n. sp. (67898) Nucula waiotea (67900) | |
| Waiauan | New Zealand | Linucula delli (63089 63090) | |
| Waipipian | New Zealand | Nucula aptera (87884) | |
| Holocene | Argentina | Linucula pisum (71601 71603) |