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Nucula isosceles

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Nucula isosceles was named by Stoppani (1857).

It was recombined as Myophoria isosceles by Stoppani (1863) and Stoppani (1865); it was recombined as Myophoriopis isosceles by Alassinaz (1962) and Vörös (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Nucula isosceles Stoppani
1863Myophoria isosceles Stoppani
1865Myophoria isosceles Stoppani
1962Myophoriopis isosceles Alassinaz
1981Myophoriopis isosceles Vörös

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderNuculida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyNuculoidea(Gray 1824)
familyNuculidaeGray 1824
genusNuculaLamarck 1799
speciesisoscelesStoppani 1857

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.

Nucula isosceles Stoppani 1857
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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 mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-15 10:09:53
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:53
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: Rhaetian or 208.50000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Spain Myophoriopis isosceles (142083)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Hungary (Veszprém) Myophoriopis isosceles (200771)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy Myophoria isosceles (204950 204952 204976)