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Nuculites oblongatus

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Cucullellidae

Taxonomy
Nuculites oblongatus was named by Conrad (1841). It is the type species of Nuculites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Nuculites oblongatus Conrad

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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)
superfamilyMalletioideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyCucullellidaeFischer 1886
subfamilyCucullellinaeFischer 1886
genusNuculites
speciesoblongatusConrad 1841

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.

†Nuculites oblongatus Conrad 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 12:33:00
Modified: 2009-06-05 14:33:10
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Givetian or 407.60000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (77 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Nuculites oblongatus (40703)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3South Africa Nuculites oblongatus (35578 35581 35589)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Colombia Nuculites oblongatus (36017)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) Nuculites oblongatus (91229 91230 91236 91239 91242 91244 91248 91249 91250 91274)
Cazenovian391.9 - 383.7USA (New York) Nuculites oblongatus (69460 69461 69465)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Nuculites oblongatus (76557)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Nuculites oblongatus (9356 9357 9363 9364 9373 9399 9403 9500 9501 9503 9504 9506 9507 9508 9509 9510 9511 9512 9595 9596 9597 9598 9599 9600 9602 9603 9605 9606 84470 86263 86335 86336 86645 86647 86650 89876 89879 89884 89886 89914 89927 89928 89933 89942 89958 89962 89965 90845 90846 96383 96384 96387 111331 111471)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Pennsylvania) Nuculites oblongatus (9899 9908 9909)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4USA (New York) Nuculites oblongatus (65400)