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Nuculida

Bivalvia - Nuculida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Nuculoida Dall
1965Nuculoida Newell p. 16
1976Nuculoida Givens and Kennedy p. 973
1977Nuculoida Hayami and Kase
1980Nuculoida Morris p. 269
1980Nuculoida Vokes p. 1
1983Nuculoida Gliozzi and Malatesta p. 87
1984Nuculoida Squires p. 40
1987Nuculoida Squires p. 54
1987Nuculoida Ward and Blackwelder p. 129
1988Nuculoida Squires p. 17
1992Nuculoida Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 47
1999Nuculoida Squires p. 22
2000Nuculoida Coan et al. pp. 62, 70
2001Nuculoida Todd
2002Nuculoida Sepkoski
2004Nuculoida Fang and Cope p. 1124
2004Nuculoida Spencer et al.
2004Nuculoida Stilwell et al. p. 16
2006Nuculoida Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 228
2006Nuculoida Fang
2008Nuculoida Mikkelsen and Bieler p. 19
2008Nuculoida Scholz et al.
2009Nuculoida Nevesskaja
2010Nuculida Bouchet et al. p. 114
2011Nuculida Carter et al. p. 5
2012Nuculida Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderNuculida(Dall 1889)
orderNuculida(Dall 1889)

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.

Or. Nuculida Dall 1889
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Fm. †Cardiolariidae Cope 1997
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G. †Cardiolaria Munier-Chalmas 1876
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†Cardiolaria barrandei Munier-Chalmas 1876
†Cardiolaria beirensis Sharpe 1853
Invalid names: Honeymania McLearn 1918 [synonym]
G. †Deceptrix Fuchs 1919
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†Deceptrix banksi Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
†Deceptrix carinata Fuchs 1919
†Deceptrix scofieldi Ulrich 1894
Invalid names: Praeleda Pfab 1934 [synonym]
G. †Inaequidens Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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†Inaequidens campbelli Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
†Inaequidens davisi Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
G. †Clinopista Meek and Worthen 1870
Superfm. †Ctenodontoidea Wohrmann 1893
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Invalid names: Ctenodontacea Wöhrmann 1893 [replaced]
G. †Dysondonta Mansuy 1913
G. †Eonuculoma Klug et al. 2008
G. †Eritropsis Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
G. †Kasachia Bazhenova 1971
G. †Neiloides
Superfm. Nuculoidea Gray 1824
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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 lorrainensis Foerste 1914
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Invalid names: Ctenodonta borealis Foerste 1914 [synonym]
G. †Sthenodonta Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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†Sthenodonta eastii Tate 1896
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Invalid names: Stethenodonta modiolaeformis Tate 1896 [synonym]
†Sthenodonta jelli Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
†Sthenodonta passmoreae Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
Fm. Nuculidae Gray 1824 [nut clam]
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G. Acila Adams and Adams 1858 [divaricate nutclam]
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Subg. Acila (Acila) Adams and Adams 1858
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†Acila (Acila) brevis Nagao and Huzioka 1941
†Acila (Acila) isthmica Brown and Pilsbry 1911
†Acila (Acila) kholmskensis Krishtofovich 1964
Acila (Acila) mirabilis Adams and Reeve 1850
†Acila (Acila) praedivaricata Nagao and Huzioka 1941
Acila (Acila) semirostrata Grant, IV and Gale 1931
†Acila (Acila) shimoyamai Oyama and Mizuno 1958
†Acila (Acila) submirabilis Makiyama 1926
Acila (Acila) vigilia Schenck 1936
Subg. Acila (Truncacila) Grant and Gale 1931
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†Acila (Truncacila) allisoni Squires and Saul 2006
†Acila (Truncacila) bellula Slodkewitsch 1967
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Invalid names: Acila (Truncacila) beringiana Slodkevisch 1967 [synonym], Acila empirensis Howe 1922 [synonym], Nucula lyalli Baird 1863 [synonym]
†Acila (Truncacila) dalli Arnold 1908
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Invalid names: Acila gabbiana Dickerson 1916 [synonym], Acila lajollaensis Hanna 1927 [synonym], Nucula (Acila) stillwaterensis Weaver and Palmer 1922 [synonym]
†Acila (Truncacila) galinae Slodkewitsch 1967
†Acila (Truncacila) grahami Squires and Saul 2006
Acila (Truncacila) jucunda Thiele and Jaeckel 1931
†Acila (Truncacila) moneronica Slodkewitsch 1967
†Acila (Truncacila) nagaoi Oyama and Mizuno 1958
†Acila (Truncacila) osugii Nagao and Huzioka 1941
†Acila (Truncacila) rosaria Squires and Saul 2006
†Acila (Truncacila) schencki Stoyanow 1949
†Acila nehalemensis Hanna 1924
†Acila paita Olsson 1931
†Acila plura Olsson 1931
†Nucula (Acila) ermanni Girard 1843
Nucula (Acila) mirabilis Adams and Reeve 1850
†Nucula (Acila) nelsoni Clark 1925
G. Austronucula Powell 1939
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G. Brevinucula Thiele 1934
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G. Condylonucula Moore 1977
G. †Deshayesii Berge 1855
G. †Economolopsis Hoare et al. 1989
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†Economolopsis gordoni Hoare et al. 1989
G. Ennucula Iredale 1931
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Ennucula aegeensis Forbes 1844 [Aegean Nut Clam]
Ennucula cardara Dall 1916
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Invalid names: Leda phenaxia Dall 1916 [synonym], Nucula (Leionucula) yaquinae Bernard 1983 [synonym]
Ennucula convexa Sowerby 1833
Ennucula corbuloides Seguenza 1877
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Invalid names: Nucula corbuliformis Locard 1886 [synonym]
Ennucula cumingii Hinds 1843
Ennucula dalmasi Dautzenberg 1900
Ennucula delphinodonta Mighels and Adams 1842 [Dolphin-toothed Nut Clam]
†Ennucula frigida Anelli et al. 2006
Ennucula grayi d'Orbigny 1846
Ennucula linki Dall 1916
†Ennucula musculosa Anelli et al. 2006
Ennucula niponica Smith 1885
†Ennucula nuculana Dall 1909
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Invalid names: Nucula washingtonensis Weaver 1916 [synonym]
Ennucula obliqua Lamarck 1819
Ennucula puelcha d'Orbigny 1842
Ennucula siberutensis Thiele and Jaeckel 1931
Ennucula strangei Adams 1856
Ennucula superba Hedley 1902
†Ennucula tenisoni Pritchard 1896
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Invalid names: Nucula tumida Tenison Woods 1877 [replaced]
Ennucula tenuis Montagu 1808
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Invalid names: Leionucula ovatotruncata Scarlato 1981 [synonym], Nucula (Ennucula) balboana Hertlein and Grant 1972 [synonym], Nucula (Ennucula) microsperma Berry 1947 [synonym], Nucula (Leionucula) leptodonta Bernard 1983 [synonym], Nucula bellotii Adams 1856 [synonym], Nucula expansa Reeve 1855 [synonym], Nucula quirica Dall 1916 [synonym]
†Ennucula whatu Maxwell 1992
G. †Lacia Slodkevitsch 1967
G. Leionucula Quenstedt 1930
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†Leionucula albensis d'Orbigny 1844
†Leionucula astricta Iredale 1931
†Leionucula ehrlichi Hoernes 1875
†Leionucula gabbi Stanton 1895
Leionucula laevigata Sowerby 1818
†Leionucula palaioanaxea Stilwell 1993
†Leionucula punjabensis Eames 1951
†Leionucula rakhiensis Eames 1951
†Leionucula superba Hedley 1902
†Nucula (Leionucula) barrosi Philippi 1887
†Nucula (Leionucula) grandis Malumian et al. 1978
†Nucula (Leionucula) hunickeni Zinsmeister and Macellari 1988
†Nucula (Leionucula) mozambensis Gliozzi and Malatesta 1983
†Nucula (Leionucula) nova Wickens 1911
†Nucula (Leionucula) palmeri Zinsmeister 1984
†Nucula (Leionucula) subaraucana Frassinetti 1997
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Invalid names: Leionucula poyaensis Freneix 1958 [synonym]
†Nucula cunifrons Conrad 1860
Invalid names: Lissanucula Woodring 1973 [synonym]
G. †Manchurinucula Gu 1997
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G. Microgloma Saunders and Allen 1973
G. Neonucula Lan and Lee 2001
G. †Notonucula Bradshaw and McCartan 1991
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†Notonucula cuspidis Bradshaw and McCartan 1991
†Notonucula demissa Bradshaw and McCartan 1991
G. Nucula Lamarck 1799
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Subg. Nucula (Deminucula) Iredale 1931
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†Deminucula infrequens Maxwell 1992
Deminucula praetenta Iredale 1924
Subg. †Nucula (Gibbonucula) Eames 1951
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Subg. Nucula (Lamellinucula) Schenck 1944
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Invalid names: Nucula (Lamellinucula) keenae Bernard 1983 [synonym], Nucula (Lamellinucula) takashii Bernard 1983 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Nucula cilleborgensis Ravn 1907 [synonym], Nucula praemissa Semper 1861 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Nucula paytensis Adams 1856 [synonym], Nucula suprastriata Arnold 1903 [synonym]
†Nucula (Lamellinucula) kennedyi Zinsmeister 1983
Subg. Nucula (Linucula) Marwick 1931
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Linucula recens Dell 1956
†Nucula (Linucula) waipaoa Marwick 1931
Subg. Nucula (Nucula) Lamarck 1799
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†Nucula (Nucula) archiaci Cossmann and Pissarro 1927
†Nucula (Nucula) bidorsata Soliczka 1871
†Nucula (Nucula) cooperi Dickerson 1913
†Nucula (Nucula) cromata Sorgenfrel 1958
†Nucula (Nucula) fragilis Deshayes 1829
Nucula (Nucula) hanleyi Winckworth 1931
†Nucula (Nucula) mediavia Harris 1896
†Nucula (Nucula) mirada Olsson 1964
†Nucula (Nucula) mixta Deshayes 1858
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Invalid names: Nucula chrysocoma Dall 1908 [synonym]
Nucula (Nucula) proxima Say 1820 [Atlantic Nut Clam]
Nucula (Nucula) schencki Hertlein and Strong 1940
Nucula (Nucula) sericea Thiele and Jaeckel 1931
†Nucula (Nucula) smithvillensis Stenzel and Twining 1957
†Nucula (Nucula) vieta Guppy 1874
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Invalid names: Nucula venezuelana Weisbord 1964 [synonym]
†Nucula (Nucula) vitis Anderson and Hanna 1925
†Nucula (Nucula) zwierzyckii Oostingh 1933
Subg. Nucula (Pronucula) Hedley 1902
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†Nucula (Pronucula) similis Cossmann and Pissarro 1904
†Pronucula atkinsoni Johnston 1880
Pronucula bollonsi Powell 1955
Pronucula decorosa Hedley 1902
†Pronucula fenestralis Tate 1886
Pronucula maoria Powell 1937
Pronucula tenuis Powell 1927
†Pronucula totangiensis Marwick 1931
Subg. Nucula (Rumptunucula) Bergmans 1978
Subg. Nucula (Varinucula) Maxwell 1988
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†Nucula acutula Bittner 1895
†Nucula alcocki Noetling 1895
†Nucula amica Gardner 1916
†Nucula andersoni Clark and Durham 1946
†Nucula assiniboiensis Russell and Landes 1937
†Nucula athabaskensis McLearn 1931
†Nucula bifida Clark 1918
†Nucula bocconis Stoppani 1865
†Nucula brewsterensis Hassan 1953
Nucula calcicola Moore 1977 [Reef Nut Clam]
†Nucula cancellata Vredenburg 1928
†Nucula cancellata Meek and Hayden 1857
†Nucula carantana Bittner 1894
†Nucula catalina Olsson 1930
Nucula certisinus Finlay 1930
†Nucula chargensis Quaas 1902
Nucula coelata Hinds 1843
†Nucula complanata Goldfuss 1838
†Nucula concinna Sowerby 1836
†Nucula cordata Goldfuss 1837
†Nucula cossmanni Vincent 1892
†Nucula costaeimbricatis Newton 1922
Nucula crenulata Adams 1856 [Crenulate Nut Clam]
†Nucula crepida Marwick 1931
†Nucula curvata Wood 1864
Nucula darella Dall 1916
Nucula delphinodonta Mighels and Adams 1842 [Dolphin-toothed Nut Clam]
†Nucula dimidiata Bittner 1895
†Nucula domandaensis Eames 1951
†Nucula eightsii Couthouy 1839
†Nucula etheridgei Ludbrook 1966
†Nucula excavata Goldfuss 1837
†Nucula expansa Wissmann 1841
†Nucula gabbiana Dickerson 1916
†Nucula goldfussii Alberti 1863
†Nucula greppini Deshayes 1858
†Nucula hannibali Clark 1925
†Nucula hausmanni Roemer 1836
Nucula impressa Conrad 1849
†Nucula inflata Wissmann 1841
†Nucula isosceles Stoppani 1857
†Nucula joanniswanneri Krumbeck 1923
†Nucula karatsuensis Nagao 1928
†Nucula lateralis Terquem and Jourdy 1869
†Nucula latissima Phillips 1841
†Nucula lucida Böhm 1891
†Nucula major Richards 1944
†Nucula mancorensis Olsson 1931
†Nucula margaritifera Douvillé 1916
†Nucula martini Finlay 1927
†Nucula matani Stoppani 1865
†Nucula mayeri Hörnes 1865
†Nucula micheleae Marincovich, Jr. 1993
†Nucula monroensis Aldrich 1886
†Nucula morundiana Tate 1886
†Nucula mucronata Conrad 1848
†Nucula munsteri Goldfuss 1863
†Nucula narica Vredenburg 1928
†Nucula nejdensis Abbass 1972
Nucula nitidosa Winckworth 1930
†Nucula nizenensis Nagao 1928
†Nucula njalindungensis Martin 1919
†Nucula observatoria Ihering 1907
†Nucula obtusa Sowerby 1836
†Nucula obtusa Lamarck 1799
†Nucula oppeliana Stoppani 1865
†Nucula orbicella Olsson 1922
†Nucula ovata Phillips 1841
†Nucula paboensis Olsson 1931
†Nucula pectinata Sowerby 1818
†Nucula pilkeyi Ward and Blackwelder 1987
†Nucula planimarginata Meek and Hayden 1857
†Nucula prunicola Dall 1898
†Nucula pusilla Angas 1877
†Nucula rembangensis Martin 1919
†Nucula rescuensis Walcott 1884
†Nucula reticularis Ortmann 1900
†Nucula ripae Harris 1919
Nucula rossiana Finlay 1930
†Nucula rotunda Bittner 1895
†Nucula schlosseri Traub 1938
Nucula scissurata Broderip and Sowerby 1829
†Nucula sedanensis Haanstra and Spiker 1932
†Nucula semistriata Tate 1886
†Nucula shaleri Dall 1894
†Nucula simplex Deshayes 1842
†Nucula sinaria Dall 1898
†Nucula smithsoni Glibert 1975
†Nucula solitaria Gabb 1869
†Nucula speciosa Münster 1863
†Nucula stantoni Stephenson 1923
†Nucula stephana Henry 1876
†Nucula storrsi Stanton 1895
†Nucula strigilata Goldfuss 1837
†Nucula studeri d'Archaic 1850
†Nucula subaequilatera Schafhaeutl 1865
†Nucula subcuneata d'Orbigny 1849
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Invalid names: Nucula cuneata Münster 1841 [replaced]
†Nucula subnuda D'Orbigny 1890
†Nucula subovalis Goldfuss 1837
†Nucula subredempta Böhm 1891
†Nucula subserradensis Krumbeck 1923
†Nucula subtransversa Nyst 1844
†Nucula sundaica Krumbeck 1924
†Nucula tallahalaensis Dockery 1982
†Nucula taphria Dall 1898
†Nucula tatriana King 1850
†Nucula telleri von Wöhrmann 1889
†Nucula tenuis Hyatt 1892
†Nucula tenuistriata Sowerby 1837
†Nucula tersior Marwick 1929
†Nucula truncata Nilsson 1828
†Nucula turgens Wood 1879
†Nucula variabilis Sowerby 1825
†Nucula vestigia Marwick 1929
†Nucula vicksburgensis Conrad 1848
†Nucula waikuraensis Marwick 1931
Invalid names: Nucula townsendi Dall 1909 [nomen dubium]
G. †Nuculanella Tasch 1953
G. †Nuculavus Tschernyschev 1943
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†Nuculavus arcuata Kues 1991
†Nuculavus bangarraensis Dickins 1963
†Nuculavus levatiformis Walcott 1884
†Nuculavus menuda Kues 1991
†Nuculavus okawensis Schenck 1939
†Nuculavus terminalis Chronic 1949
G. †Nuculoidea Williams and Berger 1916
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†Nuculoidea corbuliformis Hall and Whitfield 1869
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Invalid names: Nucula aquisgranensis Beushausen 1895 [synonym], Nucula herzeri Nettelroth 1889 [synonym], Nucula macrorhyncha Spriestersbach 1925 [synonym], Nucula neda Hall and Whitfield 1872 [synonym], Nucula niotica Hall and Whitfield 1872 [synonym], Nucula subtrigona Simpson 1890 [synonym]
†Nuculoidea lirata Conrad 1842
†Nuculoidea opima Hall 1843
G. †Nuculoma Cossmann 1907
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†Nuculoma castor d'Orbigny 1850
†Nuculoma tsvetkoviensis Kurushin 1985
†Nuculoma variabilis Sowerby 1824
G. †Nuculopsis Girty 1912
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Subg. †Nuculopsis (Nuculopsis) Girty 1911
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†Nuculopsis alta Termier and Termier 1959
†Nuculopsis beyrichi von Schauroth 1854
†Nuculopsis cornutus Dembskaja 1972
†Nuculopsis croneisi Schenck 1939
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Invalid names: Nucula parva McChesney 1859 [replaced]
†Nuculopsis darlingensis Dickins 1963
†Nuculopsis elongata Morningstar 1922
†Nuculopsis girtyi Schenck 1934
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Invalid names: Nuculopsis ventricosa Hall 1858 [replaced]
†Nuculopsis glenparkensis Weller 1906
†Nuculopsis houghtoni Stevens 1858
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Invalid names: Nucula iowensis White and Whitfield 1862 [synonym]
†Nuculopsis imperta Waterhouse 1964
†Nuculopsis lipoensis Grabau 1934
†Nuculopsis oviformis Waterhouse 1964
†Nuculopsis pidhensis Reed 1936
†Nuculopsis poposiensis Branson 1930
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Invalid names: Nucula pulchella Branson 1930 [synonym]
†Nuculopsis rectangula McChesney 1860
†Nuculopsis salebrosus Dembskaja 1972
†Nuculopsis setorymensis Kurushin 1987
†Nuculopsis shumardana Hall 1856
†Nuculopsis triangularis Campbell and Engel 1963
†Nuculopsis trivialis Eichwald 1860
†Nuculopsis wewokana Girty 1915
†Nuculopsis wymmensis Keyserling 1846
†Nuculopsis yuani Chao 1927
G. †Palaeonucula Quenstedt 1930
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†Nuculopsis (Palaeonucula) waltoni Morris and Lycett 1853
†Palaeonucula aldanensis Kurushin 1987
†Palaeonucula biacuta Hautmann 2001
†Palaeonucula hammeri Defrance 1825
†Palaeonucula lunulata Morningstar 1922
†Palaeonucula misolensis Jaworski 1915
†Palaeonucula navis Piette 1868
†Palaeonucula prisca Kurushin 1985
†Palaeonucula strigilata Goldfuss 1837
†Palaeonucula subobliqua d'Orbigny 1849
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Invalid names: Nucula obliqua Münster 1841 [replaced]
†Palaeonucula subrotundata Morningstar 1922
†Palaeonucula tulongensis Wen and Lan 1976
G. †Pectinucula Quenstdet 1930
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G. †Phymodonucula Guo 1988
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G. †Ptychostolis Tullberg 1881
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G. †Similiconcha Zhang 1977
G. †Similoconcha Zhang 1977
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G. Sinonucula Xu 1985
G. †Skyphoconcha Liu and Gu 1988
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†Skyphoconcha beichuanensis Liu and Gu 1988
G. †Trigonucula Ichikawa 1949
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Subg. †Trigonucula (Gonionucula) Hautmann et al. 2011
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†Trigonucula (Gonionucula) aciloides Hautmann et al. 2011
†Trigonucula goniocostata Hautmann 2001
†Trigonucula sakawana Ichikawa 1949
Invalid names: Nuculinae Gray 1824 [empty], Nuculominae Maxwell 1988 [empty], Palaeonuculinae Carter 2001 [empty]
Fm. †Praenuculidae McAlester 1968
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G. †Arcodonta Cope 1999
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†Arcodonta regularis Cope 1999
G. †Bicrenucula Zhang 1984
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†Bicrenucula elegans Zhang 1984
Subfm. †Concavodontinae Sanchez 1999
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G. †Concavodonta Babin 1972
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†Concavodonta ovalis Sanchez 1999
G. †Emiliodonta Sánchez 2010
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†Emiliodonta cuerdai Sanchez 1999
Invalid names: Emiliania Sanchez 1999 [replaced]
G. †Hemiconcavodonta Sanchez 1999
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†Hemiconcavodonta minuta Sanchez 1999
G. †Costaledopsis Sanchez 1990
G. †Fidera Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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†Fidera maryae Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
G. †Habonucula Singh and Kanjilal 1977
G. †Homilodonta Cope 1997
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†Homilodonta filistriata Ulrich 1894
†Homilodonta subtruncata Portlock 1843
G. †Ledopsis Beushausen 1884
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†Ledopsis robusta Beushausen 1895
G. †Nuculodonta Liljedahl 1983
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†Nuculodonta gotlandica Liljedahl 1983
G. †Palaeoconcha Miller 1889
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†Palaeoconcha faberi Miller 1889
†Palaeoconcha ohioensis Bassler 1915
†Palaeoconcha samenoha Kobayashi 1934
†Palaeoconcha subsymmetrica Kobayashi 1934
G. †Palaeoconchiella Vologdin 1955
G. †Paulinea Cope 1996
G. †Pensarnia Cope 1996
G. †Praenucula Pfab 1934
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†Praenucula abrupta Kříž and Steinová 2009
†Praenucula albertina Ulrich 1894
†Praenucula applanans Barrande 1881
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Invalid names: Praenucula sharpei Babin and Gutiérrez-Marco 1991 [synonym]
†Praenucula bohemica Barrande 1881
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Invalid names: Ctenodonta protensa Pfab 1934 [synonym]
†Praenucula costae Sharpe 1853
†Praenucula dispar Barrande 1881
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Invalid names: Praenucula expansa Pfab 1934 [synonym]
†Praenucula faba Liljedahl 1994
†Praenucula menapiensis Hicks 1873
Subfm. †Praenuculinae McAlister 1969
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G. †Cuyopsis Sanchez 1999
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†Cuyopsis symmetricus Sanchez 1999
G. †Trigonoconcha Sanchez 1999
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†Trigonoconcha acuta Sanchez 1999
G. †Villicumia Sanchez 1999
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†Villicumia canteraensis Sanchez 1999
G. †Pseudoledopsis Maillieux 1937
G. †Pseudonucula Dickins 1989
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G. †Similodonta Soot-Ryen 1964
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†Similodonta similis Ulrich 1892
†Similodonta spjeldnaesi Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen 1960
G. †Smilodonta Soot-Ryen 1964
G. †Synek Barrande 1881
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†Synek antiquus Barrande 1881
G. †Tironucula Morris and Fortey 1976
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†Tironucula jugata Morris and Fortey 1976
Invalid names: Palaeoconchidae Miller 1889 [empty]
G. †Paleostraba Liljedahl 1984
G. †Phestioides Pojeta et al. 1986
Superfm. Pristiglomoidea Sanders and Allen 1973
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Fm. Pristiglomidae Sanders and Allen 1973
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G. Pseudoglomus Dall 1898
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Pseudoglomus fragilis Bernard 1989
G. †Pseudoleda Sanchez et al. 1995
G. †Pseudonuculana Pojeta et al. 1986
G. †Scyphoconcha Liu and Gu 1988
G. †Zechania Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
Invalid names: Nuculacea Gray 1824 [empty], Phaseoloidea Scarlato and Starobogatov 1971 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: ECOSPACE CODE: 523.o
Created: 2004-02-28 11:48:11
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:24:25
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Warendian to the top of the Holocene or 485.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 478.6 Ma

Collections (3967 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7France (Montagne Noire) Synek thorali (174460)
Warendian485.4 - 478.6Australia (Northern Territory) Deceptrix sp. A (77768)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Synek antiquus (101706) Synek thorali (167672)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (Wales) Praenucula sp. (426)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0France (Ille-et-Vilaine) Synek antiquus (20852 20860)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0France (Montagne Noire) Nucula sp. (20831) Synek sp. (20826 20828)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Morocco Praenucula sp. (20979 56608)
Moridunian477.7 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) Ctenodonta menapiensis (89324) Paulinea parva, Pensarnia laeviformis (87601)
Floian477.7 - 470.0France (Montagne Noire) Synek sp. (20820 20827)
Whitlandian473.8 - 470.7United Kingdom (Wales) Praenucula menapiensis (3713 3714 166752)
Fennian470.7 - 468.0France (Montagne Noire) Synek sp. (20825)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Nevada) Deceptrix sp. (297 104452 104453)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3China Similodonta sp. (232225)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Kentucky) Deceptrix sp., Palaeoconcha sp. (10745)
Whiterockian - Blackriveran470.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Deceptrix sp. (23547)
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.8USA (Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa) Similodonta sp. (23553)
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (Wales) Arcodonta regularis, Praeleda multidentata (232330) Praeleda subtilis (20699)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Norway (Trøndelag) Deceptrix sp. (191062)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Spain (Guadalajara) Cardiolaria beirensis (194897) Praenucula costae (20914)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Spain (Cuidad Real) Praenucula sharpei, Cardiolaria beirensis (20918)