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Eleganuculana nyeruensis

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Eleganuculana nyeruensis was named by Chen and Yang (1983). Its type specimen is NIGPAS 56526 and is a mold. Its type locality is Nyeru River Section, Kangmar County, which is in a Norian marine horizon in the Unnamed Formation of China. It is the type species of Eleganuculana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Eleganuculana nyeruensis Chen et al. p. 622 figs. Pl 3, figs 3-8
1983Eleganuculana nyeruensis Chen and Yang

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
subfamilyVeteranellinae
genusEleganuculanaChen and Yang 1983
speciesnyeruensisChen and Yang 1983

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.

†Eleganuculana nyeruensis Chen and Yang 1983
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