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Nuculana mariae

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Nucula mariae d'Orbigny
1899Nuculana mariae Woods

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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
genusNuculanaLink 1807
speciesmariae(d'Orbigny 1844)

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.

†Nuculana mariae d'Orbigny 1844
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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: base of the Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 113.00000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5France Nuculana mariae (2166)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Nuculana mariae (114785)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Brazil Nucula mariae (151586)