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Nucula (Nucula) fragilis

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Nucula fragilis was named by Deshayes (1829) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Nucula (Nucula) fragilis by Glibert (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Nucula fragilis Deshayes p. 11
1965Nucula fragilis Glibert and van de Poel p. 11
1985Nucula (Nucula) fragilis Glibert p. 265

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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
genusNuculaLamarck 1799
subgenusNuculaLamarck 1799
speciesfragilis(Deshayes 1829)

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.

Nucula (Nucula) fragilis Deshayes 1829
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Diagnosis
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