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Nucinella maxima

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Nucinellidae

Taxonomy
Pleurodon maximus was named by Thiele and Jaeckel (1931). It is extant.

It was recombined as Nucinella maxima by Vokes (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Pleurodon maximus Thiele and Jaeckel
1956Nucinella maxima 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
speciesmaxima(Thiele and Jaeckel 1931)

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 maxima Thiele and Jaeckel 1931
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available