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Propeleda trulliformis

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Propeleda trulliformis was named by Marwick (1931) [TYPE LOCALITY: GS 1319, Ihungia Fm, Waikohu, East Coast, North Island, New Zealand (Tongaporutuan=Late Miocene). TYPE REPOSITORY: NZGS (now GNS Science, Lower Hutt, New Zealand).].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Propeleda trulliformis Marwick p. 54 figs. fig. 29
1966Propeleda trulliformis Fleming p. 106

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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
genusPropeledaIredale 1924
speciestrulliformis

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.

Propeleda trulliformis Marwick 1931
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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 mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:24:01
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:24:01
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available