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Notonucula

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Notonucula was named by Bradshaw and McCartan (1991) [Sepkoski's age data: D l]. Its type is Notonucula cuspidis.

It was assigned to Nuculidae by Bradshaw and McCartan (1991); and to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
N. cuspidis (type species), N. demissa
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Notonucula Bradshaw and McCartan p. 15
2002Notonucula Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderNuculida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyNuculoidea(Gray 1824)
familyNuculidaeGray 1824
genusNotonucula

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. †Notonucula Bradshaw and McCartan 1991
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Notonucula cuspidis Bradshaw and McCartan 1991
Notonucula demissa Bradshaw and McCartan 1991
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. A. Bradshaw and L. McCartan 1991Orthogyral to prosogyral nuculoids with smooth inner ventral margins and a concentric ornament lacking radial elements. Umbonal muscles associated with an internal ridge that is subparallel to the dorsal margin.