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Nucula (Nucula) profundorum

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Nucula profundorum was named by Smith (1885) [DISTRIBUTION: Oregon-Guerrero, Mexico-Galapagos Islands and Peru (Recent).]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Nucula (Nucula) profundorum by Coan et al. (2000).

Synonyms
  • Nucula chrysocoma was named by Dall (1908) [Synonym of N. (N.) profundorum E.A. Smith 1885 [Coan et al. 2000]]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Nucula (Nucula) profundorum by Coan et al. (2000).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Nucula profundorum Smith
1908Nucula chrysocoma Dall p. 370
2000Nucula (Nucula) profundorum Coan et al. p. 73

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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
genusNuculaLamarck 1799
subgenusNuculaLamarck 1799
speciesprofundorum(Smith 1885)

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: Nucula chrysocoma Dall 1908 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-15 10:09:53
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:53
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008
Collections
No collection or age range data are available