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Ezonuculana mactraeformis

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Nuculana mactraeformis was named by Nagao (1932) [AUTHORSHIP: Authority date uncertain.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Ezonuculana mactraeformis by Tashiro and Kozai (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. obsoleta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Nuculana mactraeformis Nagao
1982Ezonuculana mactraeformis Tashiro and Kozai p. 70

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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
genusEzonuculanaNagao 1938
speciesmactraeformis(Nagao 1932)

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
partNmean
height17.00

Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yess
Adult length: 10 to < 100s
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10s
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10s
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
Comments: DIMENSIONS: Tashiro and Kozai (1982).s
Created: 2009-02-27 21:36:28
Modified: 2009-02-27 23:48:30
Source: s = species, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Tashiro and Kozai 1982, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Campanian or 129.40000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian129.4 - 125.0China Jupiteria mactraeformis (50896)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Japan (Hidaka) Jupiteria mactraeformis (40587)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Japan (Teshio) Jupiteria mactraeformis (40122)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Japan Jupiteria mactraeformis (39903)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Japan (Fukushima) Jupiteria mactraeformis (39626)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Japan (Teshio) Jupiteria mactraeformis (40126)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Japan (Hidaka) Jupiteria mactraeformis (40588)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Japan Jupiteria mactraeformis (39904)
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5Japan Ezonuculana mactraeformis (219958)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Japan Ezonuculana mactraeformis (82351 82353 82354 82355 87009 115285 115287 115289 115290 115295 115298)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Japan (Hidaka) Jupiteria mactraeformis (40589)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Japan (Hyogo) Jupiteria mactraeformis (39575)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Japan (Osaka, Wakayama) Jupiteria mactraeformis (39905)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Japan (Teshio) Jupiteria mactraeformis (39821)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Japan Jupiteria mactraeformis (39902)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Japan Ezonuculana mactraeformis (82331 82334 82338 82340 82344 82346 82381 82382)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Japan (Ibaraki) Jupiteria mactraeformis (40235)