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Nuculana (Saccella) hamata

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Nuculana (Saccella) hamata Eames p. 324 figs. pl. 9, figs. 10a, b

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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)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusNuculanaWoodring 1925
subgenusSaccella
specieshamata

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. E. Eames 1951N.Very small, of fairly uniform size and shape. Umbonal region moderately
prominent, rather broad, the umbos having been approximately median in position.
Antero-dorsal and postero-dorsal margins gently descendent and of approximately the
same length, the latter slightly concave, the former more or less straight. Ventral margin
semicircular. Posterior end bluntly pointed, situated high up. Anterior end a continuation
of the ventral margin, sometimes somewhat truncated, meeting the antero-dorsal margin
in a rather obtuse angle, which in the internal moulds has a slight, thin, oblique, rectangular
projection. The internal moulds also show an umbonally directed, claw-shaped projection
from the junction of the postero-dorsal and posterior margins. One specimen shows traces of very fine, closely spaced concentric threads. All the moulds have elongate depressedareas dorsally, the anterior being a little smaller and more stiffly triangular in outline. There appear to have been six posterior hinge teeth and four or five anterior hinge teeth. Pallial sinus not observed. Valve margins internally smooth.
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: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available