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Cucullaea nebrascensis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae

Taxonomy
Cucullaea nebrascensis was named by Owen (1852).

It was recombined as Cucullaea (Idonearca) nebrascensis by Meek (1876).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. acuticarinata, C. aequata, C. amaxensis, C. andersoni, C. antroea, C. antrosa, C. arctica, C. ardassiensis, C. argentina, C. australis, C. beringensis, C. blanpiedi, C. cancellata, C. capex, C. ceres, C. clathrata, C. compressirostra, C. concamera, C. contracta, C. cornueliana, C. cornuetiana, C. crassatesta, C. deatvillensis, C. decussata, C. depressa, C. dewalquei, C. donaldi, C. egertonianus, C. farrei, C. favrei, C. fibrosa, C. fittoni, C. gabrielis, C. grahamensis, C. gresslyi, C. herculea, C. inaequivalvis, C. irritans, C. jaworskii, C. kaufmanensis, C. kingsensis, C. kipandeensis, C. kraussi, C. leopoliensis, C. macrodonta, C. mailleana, C. martini, C. matheroniana, C. mendozana, C. minchiahamplonensis, C. montensis, C. munsteri, C. murrayi, C. nana, C. neglecta, C. obliquata, C. oblonga, C. orientalis, C. ornata, C. pectunculina, C. powersi, C. praelonga, C. raea, C. recedens, C. reesideana, C. reticulata, C. rocana, C. roederi, C. rothi, C. royana, C. royei, C. saffordi, C. sheikhfadli, C. similis, C. singularia, C. texana, C. texta, C. thevestenis, C. transversa, C. volgensis, C. wadei, C. waihaoensis, C. woodsi, C. jaworskii, C. coxi, C. leopoliensis, C. royeri, C. fuegunensis, C. aalensis, C. acuticarinata, C. amaxensis, C. deatvillensis, C. delicatostriata, C. ezoensis, C. ezoensis, C. fujii, C. gratiota, C. mabuchii, C. matheroniana, C. oblonga, C. powersi, C. rothi, C. texta, C. wagadensis, C. hamptoni, C. waihaoensis, C. plana, C. austriaca, C. crassitesta, C. szaboi

Synonyms
  • Arca (Cucullaea) shumardi was named by Meek and Hayden (1856).

    It was recombined as Cucullaea (Idonearca) shumardi by Meek (1876); it was recombined as Idonearca shumardi by Whitfield (1880); it was recombined as Cucullaea shumardi by Stanton (1920); it was synonymized subjectively with Cucullaea nebrascensis by Speden (1970).
  • Arca (Cucullaea) cordata was named by Meek and Hayden (1856).

    It was recombined as Cucullaea (Idonearca) cordata by Meek (1876); it was synonymized subjectively with Cucullaea nebrascensis by Speden (1970).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Cucullaea nebrascensis Owen p. 582 figs. PI. 8, figs, 1a, b
1856Arca (Cucullaea) cordata Meek and Hayden p. 86
1856Arca (Cucullaea) shumardi Meek and Hayden p. 86
1876Cucullaea (Idonearca) shumardi Meek pp. 86 - 87 figs. , PI. 28, figs. 15a-g; PI. 29, fig. 4.
1876Cucullaea (Idonearca) nebrascensis Meek pp. 88 - 89 figs. PI. 29, figs. 5a,b
1876Cucullaea (Idonearca) cordata Meek pp. 89 - 90 figs. PI. 29, fig. 6
1880Idonearca shumardi Whitfield p. 405 figs. PI. 11, figs. 8-11
1920Cucullaea shumardi Stanton p. 22 figs. Pl. 2, figs. 1a, b
1970Cucullaea nebrascensis Speden p. 49 figs. Plate 6, figs. 1-14; Plate 7, figs. 1-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCucullaeidaeStewart 1930
genusCucullaeaLamarck 1801
speciesnebrascensisOwen 1852

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: Cucullaea (Idonearca) cordata Meek and Hayden 1856 [synonym], Idonearca shumardi Meek and Hayden 1856 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2004-02-29 15:53:52
Modified: 2004-02-29 17:53:52
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Colorado) Cucullaea nebrascensis (162249)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Idonearca shumardi (1582 1584 1586)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Cucullaea nebrascensis (88510 88511)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Idonearca shumardi (1583)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Cucullaea nebrascensis (1339)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Cucullaea nebrascensis (1320)