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Nuculana (Politoleda)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Nuculana (Politoleda) Jung p. 418
2001Nuculana (Politoleda) Todd

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusNuculanaLink 1807
subgenusPolitoleda(Hertlein and Strong 1940)

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.

Subg. Nuculana (Politoleda) Hertlein and Strong 1940
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Politoleda polita Sowerby 1833
Diagnosis
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