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Cucullella antiqua

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Cucullellidae

Taxonomy
Cucullaea antiqua was named by Sowerby (1839). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Cucullella.

It was recombined as Cucullella antiqua by Beushausen (1895).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Cucullaea antiqua Sowerby
1895Cucullella antiqua Beushausen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyMalletioideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyCucullellidaeFischer 1886
subfamilyCucullellinaeFischer 1886
genusCucullella
speciesantiqua(Sowerby 1839)

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.

Cucullella antiqua Sowerby 1839
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Diagnosis
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