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Nucinella oregona

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Nucinellidae

Taxonomy
Nucinella oregona was named by Vokes (1956). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM 562007. Its type locality is USGS Loc. 17879, which is in an Eocene marine siltstone in the Nestucca Formation of Oregon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Nucinella oregona Vokes

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilyManzanelloideaChronic 1952
familyNucinellidaeVokes 1956
genusNucinella
speciesoregona

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.

Nucinella oregona Vokes 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 18:10:16
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:12:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Nucinella oregona (type locality: 201505)