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Nucularcidae
Taxonomy
Nucularcidae was named by Pojeta and Stott (2007).
It was assigned to Nuculoidea by Pojeta and Stott (2007) and Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Nuculoidea by Pojeta and Stott (2007) and Bouchet et al. (2010).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Nucularcidae Pojeta and Stott p. 1482–1483 |
| 2010 | Nucularcidae Bouchet et al. p. 115 |
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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.
Fm. †Nucularcidae Pojeta and Stott 2007
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G. †Nucularca Pojeta and Stott 2007
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†Nucularca cingulata Ulrich 1879
†Nucularca gorensis Foerste 1924
†Nucularca pectunculoides Hall 1872
G. †Sthenodonta Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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†Sthenodonta etheridgei Tate 1896
†Sthenodonta jelli Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
†Sthenodonta passmoreae Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J., Jr. Pojeta and C. A. Stott 2007 | Glycymeriform nuculoids having broad reduced umbones, beaks prominent and separate the teeth into anterior and posterior rows. Hinge plate arcuate, wide and broad, having uninterrupted anterior and posterior taxodont tooth rows that meet at an obtuse angle (>100˚); shape of teeth variable, ranging from peg-like below the beak to chevron-shaped. Teeth below beak not diminished in size. Ligament external. Ornament comarginal. Hinge axis pases through posterior row of teeth. |