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Veteranella (Nucundata)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Nucundata was named by Waterhouse (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: P]. Its type is Nucundata undata.

It was reranked as Veteranella (Nucundata) by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

It was assigned to Nuculanidae by Vokes (1980); to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); to Veteranella by Ros-Franch et al. (2014); and to Veteranellinae by Ayoub-Hannaa et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Nucundata Waterhouse p. 641
1980Nucundata Vokes p. 6
2002Nucundata Sepkoski
2014Veteranella (Nucundata) Ros-Franch et al.
2017Nucundata Ayoub-Hannaa et al. p. 435

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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
subfamilyVeteranellinae
genusVeteranellaPatte 1926
subgenusNucundata()

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. †Veteranella (Nucundata) Waterhouse 1964
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Nucundata cuiluanensis Liang 1980
Nucundata obliqua Waterhouse 1964
Nucundata prolonga Waterhouse 1964
Nucundata truncata Waterhouse 1964
Nucundata undata Waterhouse 1964
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height29.349.009.709.350.495
valve height1311.59.0014.711.01.96

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: 2007-07-27 04:12:34
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guadalupian273.01 - 259.51China (Nei Mongol) Nucundata sp. (226940)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28New Zealand (Southland) Nucundata obliqua (52835) Nucundata obliqua, Nucundata undata (41767)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28New Zealand Nucundata obliqua (52833 52834)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Heilongjiang) Nucundata cuiluanensis (111164)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51New Zealand (Southland) Nucundata obliqua, Nucundata undata (41778) Nucundata obliqua, Nucundata undata, Nucundata truncata, Nucundata prolonga (41777) Nucundata undata (41788)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (Queensland) Nucundata obliqua (120668)