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Acila (Truncacila) decisa

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Nucula decisa was named by Conrad (1855). Its type specimen is UCMP 31132 (neotype) and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Acila (Truncacila) decisa by Turner (1938), Moore (1983), Squires (1984), Squires (1987), Squires (1988) and Squires (1999).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Nucula decisa Conrad pp. 11 - 12 figs. pi. 2, fig. 19
1916Acila gabbiana Dickerson p. 481 figs. pl. 36, fig. 1
1927Acila lajollaensis Hanna p. 270 figs. pl. 25, figs. 1, 3, 5, 7-8, 12, 15.
1938Acila (Truncacila) decisa Turner p. 41
1983Acila (Truncacila) decisa Moore p. A10 figs. Plate 1, figure 14; plate 2, figures 1-3
1984Acila (Truncacila) decisa Squires p. 41 figs. Figure 10a
1987Acila (Truncacila) decisa Squires p. 54 fig. 86
1988Acila (Truncacila) decisa Squires p. 17 fig. 44
1999Acila (Truncacila) decisa Squires p. 22 figs. Figure 49

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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
speciesdecisa()

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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Invalid names: Acila gabbiana Dickerson 1916 [synonym], Acila lajollaensis Hanna 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available