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Acila (Truncacila) shumardi

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Nucula (Acila) shumardi was named by Dall (1909). Its type specimen is USNM 406406, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Acila shumardi by Weaver (1916) and Clark (1918); it was recombined as Acila (Truncacila) shumardi by Durham (1944), Moore (1976) and Moore (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Nucula (Acila) shumardi Dall
1916Acila shumardi Weaver
1918Acila shumardi Clark p. 119 figs. Plate 13, figures 7, 8 and 17
1925Nucula (Acila) shumardi Clark p. 75
1944Acila (Truncacila) shumardi Durham p. 134
1976Acila (Truncacila) shumardi Moore p. 42
1983Acila (Truncacila) shumardi Moore p. A10 figs. Plate 1, figures 15, 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderNuculida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyNuculoidea(Gray 1824)
familyNuculidaeGray 1824
genusAcilaAdams and Adams 1858
subgenusTruncacilaGrant and Gale 1931
speciesshumardi(Dall 1909)

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.

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Diagnosis
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