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Saccella chiriquiana

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Nuculana (Jupiteria) chiriquiana was named by Olsson (1942). Its type specimen is PRI 4080, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Charco Azul [Charco Azul Fm], which is in a Pliocene offshore shale in the Charco Azul Formation of Costa Rica.

It was recombined as Saccella chiriquiana by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Nuculana (Jupiteria) chiriquiana Olsson
1964Nuculana (Jupiteria) chiriquiana Olsson p. 21
2008Saccella chiriquiana Hendy 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
genusSaccellaWoodring 1925
specieschiriquiana()

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.

†Saccella chiriquiana Olsson 1942
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Diagnosis
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