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Nucula (Pronucula) similis

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Nucula similis was named by Cossmann and Pissarro (1904) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic; Western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Nucula (Pronucula) similis by Le Renard (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Nucula similis Cossmann and Pissarro
1986Nucula (Pronucula) similis Le Renard

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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
subgenusPronucula(Hedley 1902)
speciessimilis(Cossmann and Pissarro 1904)

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 (Pronucula) similis Cossmann and Pissarro 1904
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Diagnosis
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