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Nuculaninae

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Nuculaninae was named by Adams and Adams (1858). It is extant.

It was assigned to Nuculanidae by Adams and Adams (1858), Lintz (1958), Maxwell (1992), Stilwell et al. (2004), Bouchet et al. (2010) and Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Nuculaninae Adams and Adams
1958Nuculaninae Lintz p. 106
1979Adranidae Scarlato and Starobogatov
1992Nuculaninae Maxwell p. 56
2004Nuculaninae Stilwell et al. p. 17
2009Adranidae Nevesskaja
2010Nuculaninae Bouchet et al.
2012Nuculaninae Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 57

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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
subfamilyNuculaninaeAdams and Adams 1858
subfamilyNuculaninaeAdams and Adams 1858

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.

Subfm. Nuculaninae Adams and Adams 1858
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G. Adrana Adams and Adams 1858
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†Adrana aegra Olsson 1964
†Adrana agronomica Maury 1924
†Adrana aldrichiana Harris 1895
†Adrana dalliana Olsson 1922
†Adrana electa Adams 1858
†Adrana ensinoides Olsson 1922
Adrana exoptata Pilsbry and Lowe 1932
Adrana lanceolata Sowerby 1817
Adrana newcombi Angas 1878
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Invalid names: Adrana perprotracta Dall 1912 [synonym]
†Adrana quitanensis Olsson 1922
Adrana sowerbyana d'Orbigny 1833
†Adrana stena Woodring 1973
G. Comitileda Iredale 1924
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†Comitileda brachyryncha Maxwell 1992
Comitileda miliacea Hedley 1902
G. †Culunana Lintz 1958
G. Jupiteria Bellardi 1875
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Subg. †Jupiteria (Surojupiteria) Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
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†Jupiteria (Surojupiteria) dissensa Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
†Jupiteria aipeia Woodring 1973
Jupiteria concava Bronn 1831
†Jupiteria solida Dall 1886
†Jupiteria subtumida Woodring 1925
†Leda (Jupiteria) duerdeni Woodring 1925
Nuculana (Jupiteria) penderi Dall and Bartsch 1910
†Nuculana (Jupiteria) prisca Deshayes 1858
†Nuculana (Jupiteria) uawa Marwick 1931
Invalid names: Epacroleda Savitskii 1969 [synonym]
G. †Ledina Dall 1898
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†Ledina duttonae Vokes 1939
†Ledina fresnoensis Dickerson 1916
†Ledina smirna Dall 1898
G. †Pseudoportlandia Woodring 1925
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†Pseudoportlandia tahuia Marwick 1942
Invalid names: Adraninae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [synonym]
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: 2007-07-27 04:12:34
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Missourian to the top of the Pleistocene or 306.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 303.7 Ma

Collections (256 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Maryland) Culunana attenuata (118828)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Maryland) Culunana attenuata (118827)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation Nuculana asiatica (135853 135909 135958)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation Nuculana asiatica (135852)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0New Zealand Nuculana sp. (65634)
Albian113.0 - 100.5New Zealand Nuculana sp. (65660 65663 65664 65665 65666)
Urutawan108.4 - 103.3New Zealand Nuculana sp. (83401 83402 83403 83406 83410 83435)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Australia (Northern Territory) Jupiteria sp. (13945 13946)
Piripauan85.8 - 83.5New Zealand Nuculana amuriensis (78364 78369 78371 78372 78374 78386 83516 83521 83524 83525 83527 83532 83536 83538)
Haumurian83.6 - 66.0New Zealand Nuculana amuriensis (78375 78376 78379 78381)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Colorado) Nuculana scitula (162249)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Nuculana sp. (69314 144763 144764 144773 168008)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Nuculana sp. (205512)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Ledina lepida (74127 74129 74188 74189)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Nuculana scitula (88511)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7USA (Texas) Jupiteria smirna (86474) Jupiteria sp. (86406 86408 86425 86434 86442 86465 86473) Jupiteria sp., Jupiteria smirna (86437)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Alabama) Jupiteria smirna (2857 2859 2861)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Jupiteria smirna (5588 5590 5591 5592 5593 5594 5595 5597 5598 5599 5600 5601 5602 85315 91778 91832 98701) Jupiteria sp. (84468)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Antarctica Jupiteria sp. (67061)
Danian66.0 - 61.6New Zealand (Southland) Nuculana taioma (50209 50210 50211 50212 50213 50216)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Jupiteria rhamphidium, Nuculaninae indet. (22931)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Illinois) Jupiteria smirna (70129)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Poland Jupiteria rhamphidium (27625)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) Ledina lepida (74130 74134 74138 74148 74149 74150 74151 74152 74153 74155 74156 74157 74158 74160 74163 74164 74166 74167 74168 74169 74170 74171)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2USA (Texas) Jupiteria smirna (98727 98795 99017 99071 108435)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2USA (Alabama) Jupiteria jonesi (90601)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Middle Paleocene66.0 - 58.7USA (Texas) Jupiteria smirna (86188 86307) Jupiteria sp. (86237 86289 86293 86418 86435 86436 86468) Jupiteria sp., Jupiteria smirna (86328)
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0Russian Federation Ledina fresnoensis (49981)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.7 - 55.8USA (Texas) Adrana sp. (84649)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (Alabama) Jupiteria smirna (2917 2918 2919 84469 86175 86181 90606 205452 205499)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0New Zealand Nuculana sp. (64699) Nuculana taioma (64697 64698 64700)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Australia (Victoria) Comitileda brachyrynchoides (6267)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.2 - 47.8Australia (Victoria) Ledina paucigradata (85124)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Ledina smirna (42918 42920 42926 42927)
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene58.7 - 48.6USA (California) Ledina duttonae (199853)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Ledina amygdaloides (3260)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica (Seymour Island) Jupiteria dissensa (63549)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Texas) Adrana sp. (89949) Ledina turgeo (83950)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Jupiteria duttonae, Leda fresnoensis (122294)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (Oregon) Nuculana fresnoensis (200885)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6United Kingdom (England) Nuculana prisca (8105)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Adrana aldrichiana (90651) Ledina sp. (205507) Ledina turgeo (205520) Nuculana turgeo (205521 205533)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Canterbury) Pseudoportlandia tahuia (32900)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Peru (Piura) Leda sp. (52526 52531)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Ledina sp. (205498)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Adrana aldrichiana (90631)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Adrana aldrichiana (205483)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9USA (Texas) Ledina sp. (98863)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand (Canterbury) Pseudoportlandia tahuia (45036)
Priabonian - Rupelian38.0 - 28.1Russian Federation Nuculana mainensis (50119)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Jupiteria sp., Pseudoportlandia tahuia, Comitileda brachyryncha (45037) Pseudoportlandia tahuia (45040 45041)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Peru (Piura) Leda indet. (55437)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Panama Adrana stena (42556) Jupiteria aipeia (42569 42572)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Peru (Piura) Leda sp. (64559)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Panama Adrana stena (42558)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Adrana sp. (42608 42630 42631 93040)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Maranhao) Adrana agronomica (112597)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Leda agronomica (60980 112582)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina Pseudoportlandia glabra (71539)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (Auckland) Nuculana parleacllli, Nuculana vadosa (84915)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Panama Adrana sp. (42623)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) Adrana sp. (136881 156366 160776 162004)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97New Zealand Jupiteria provoluta (146597)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Nuculana leachi (67897)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Adrana sp. (136885 161061)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Nuculana epacris (39597 39606 39799 39803 39804 39807)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Cyprus Leda bonellii (71881)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand Jupiteria sp. (63089)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Adrana sp. (93145 93159 145522)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Adrana newcombi (145337) Adrana sp. (145338) Jupiteria subtumida (145344 145345)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Adrana aegra (60640)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Adrana perprotracta (60399 60631 60632 60634 60635 60637)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Adrana perprotracta (60411 60655)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Costa Rica Leda quitanensis (134655)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Adrana tellinoides (41554) Nuculana sp. (41553)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) Jupiteria sp. (135832)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Leda dalliana (134667) Leda quitanensis (134660 134675)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Leda fulgida (72092 72097 72099)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Adrana tellinoides (131210 131217)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) Jupiteria sp. (79843)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Leda lanceolata (84798)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Jupiteria bowdenensis (69094) Nuculana clara, Nuculana bowdenensis, Nuculana duerdeni (58522) Pseudoportlandia clara (69093) Pseudoportlandia clara, Jupiteria bowdenensis (69090)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Saccella cellulita (189542)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Leda ensinoides (134652)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) Adrana sp. (79800)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Nuculana concava (178117)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Adrana sp. (79999) Jupiteria sp. (79988)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) Saccella cellulita (189765 189768)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Yoldia perprotracta (80304)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama (Bocas) Jupiteria sp. (79871)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ecuador (Manabi) Adrana sp. (48665) Adrana sp., Adrana sowerbyana (48664)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) Adrana sp., Jupiteria sp. (79844) Jupiteria sp. (79835)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Leda cellulita (138723)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Panama (Panama) Adrana exoptata (160395)