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Praenucula

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Praenuculidae

Taxonomy
Praenucula was named by Pfab (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l S Wenl-u Sepkoski's reference number: 948,1077,1117].

It was assigned to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Praenuculidae by Cox et al. (1969), Harrison and Harrison (1975), Vokes (1980), Fang (2006) and Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Praenucula Pfab p. 234
1969Praenucula Cox et al. p. N229
1975Praenucula Harrison and Harrison p. 210
1980Praenucula Vokes p. 1
2002Praenucula Sepkoski
2006Praenucula Fang
2010Praenucula Bouchet et al.

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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)
familyPraenuculidaeMcAlester 1968
genusPraenuculaPfab 1934

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. †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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available