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Eleganuculana

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Eleganuculana was named by Chen and Yang (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr u Sepkoski's reference number: ZR83]. It is not extant. Its type is Eleganuculana nyeruensis.

It was assigned to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); to Nuculanidae by Chen et al. (1983), Fang et al. (2009) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014); and to Veteranellinae by Ayoub-Hannaa et al. (2017).

Species
E. nyeruensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Eleganuculana Chen et al. p. 621
1983Eleganuculana Chen and Yang
2002Eleganuculana Sepkoski
2009Eleganuculana Fang et al.
2014Eleganuculana Ros-Franch et al.
2017Eleganuculana Ayoub-Hannaa et al. p. 435

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
subfamilyVeteranellinae
genusEleganuculanaChen and Yang 1983

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.

G. †Eleganuculana Chen and Yang 1983
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Eleganuculana nyeruensis Chen and Yang 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available