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Saccella parva

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Nucula parva was named by Rogers and Rogers (1837) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Atlantic Coastal Plain.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Leda parva by Conrad (1854) and Clark (1895); it was recombined as Nuculana parva by Conrad (1865); it was recombined as Saccella parva by Palmer and Brann (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Nucula parva Rogers and Rogers p. 340
1854Leda parva Conrad p. 29
1865Nuculana parva Conrad p. 13
1895Leda parva Clark p. 5
1965Saccella parva Palmer and Brann p. 221

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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
genusSaccellaWoodring 1925
speciesparva(Rogers and Rogers 1837)

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.

Saccella parva Rogers and Rogers 1837
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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: shallow infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:24:17
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:02:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Ypresian or 66.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2USA (Alabama) Leda parva (35081)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Maryland) Saccella parva (91117 99275)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Virginia) Saccella parva (91123 101314)