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Poroleda

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Poroleda was named by Hutton (1893) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 545]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Nuculana (Poroleda) by Covacevich and Frassinetti (1986).

It was assigned to Nuculana by Covacevich and Frassinetti (1986); to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); to Nuculanidae by Vokes (1980), Coan et al. (2000) and Spencer et al. (2004); and to Poroledidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Poroleda Hutton
1930Lamellileda Cotton
1980Poroleda Vokes p. 7
1986Nuculana (Poroleda) Covacevich and Frassinetti p. 48
2000Poroleda Coan et al. p. 122
2002Poroleda Sepkoski
2004Poroleda Spencer et al.
2010Poroleda Bouchet et al.

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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
genusPoroledaHutton 1893

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. Poroleda Hutton 1893
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Poroleda lanceolata Hutton 1885
Invalid names: Lamellileda Cotton 1930 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-07-27 04:12:34
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Burdigalian or 41.30000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0New Zealand P. antiqua (64730)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Oregon) P. sp. (201481 201484)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand P. sp. (67595)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Chile Nuculana sp. (78526)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Chile Nuculana sp. (78524)