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Nuculana (Saccella) pakistanica

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Nuculana (Saccella) pakistanica Eames p. 324 figs. pl. 9, figs. 11a, 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
speciespakistanica

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. E. Eames 1951Transversely oval, not very strongly inflated. Umbos small, low, not at
all prominent. Antero-dorsal and postero-dorsal margins practically straight, of almost the same length, at only a small angle to the horizontal. Anterior end moderately narrowly
rounded. Ventral margin gently to moderately convex. Posterior end moderately bluntly
pointed, rostrate, the rostrum being situated rather high up. Surface ornamented with
prominent, very closely spaced, fine, concentric threads, which are of about the same width
as their intervals; there are about 15 threads in mm. on the ventral portion of the holo-
type, and they become gradually more closely spaced towards the umbos. Lunule indistinct.
Escutcheon long and narrow, limited by a fine furrow. Siphonal region of shell broadly
and gently excavated in contradistinction to the moderately convex median portion of the
shell. Valve margins internally smooth. Traces of taxodont dentition are seen showing
through the dorsal margins of the shell.
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: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available