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Nuculana (Saccella) andrewi

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Nuculana (Saccella) andrewi Marwick p. 51 figs. fig. 20
1966Saccella andrewi Fleming p. 104

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusNuculanaWoodring 1925
subgenusSaccella
speciesandrewi

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
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 mobileg
Life habit: shallow infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:24:17
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:02:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Waiauan or 13.05000 to 11.04000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand Saccella andrewi (63089 63090)