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Nuculana pernula

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Synonyms
  • Arca rostrata was named by Bruguiére (1789). It is extant. It is the type species of Nuculana.

    It was recombined as Nuculana rostrata by Link (1807) and Givens and Kennedy (1976); it was recombined as Leda rostrata by Schumacher (1817); it was synonymized subjectively with Arca pernula by Coan et al. (2000).
  • Leda buccata was named by Müller (1842) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

    It was recombined as Nuculana buccata by Richards (1962); it was synonymized subjectively with Nuculana pernula by Hendy et al. (2008).
  • Nucula jacksoni was named by Gould (1841) [DISTRIBUTION: Labrador (Recent); Maine (Pleistocene)]. It is extant.

    It was recombined as Nuculana jacksoni by Richards (1962); it was synonymized subjectively with Nuculana (Nuculana) pernula by Hendy et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1779Arca pernula Müller
1789Arca rostrata Bruguiére
1807Nuculana rostrata Link
1817Leda rostrata Schumacher
1841Nucula jacksoni Gould
1842Leda buccata Müller p. 17
1842Leda buccata Steenstrup p. 17
1850Leda pernula Wood p. 93
1931Nuculana (Nuculana) pernula Grant, IV and Gale p. 119
1962Nuculana buccata Richards p. 51
1962Nuculana pernula Richards p. 51
1962Nuculana jacksoni Richards p. 52
1974Nuculana (Nuculana) pernula Abbott p. 415
1976Nuculana rostrata Givens and Kennedy p. 973
1983Nuculana (Nuculana) pernula Moore p. A15 figs. Plate 2, figure 6
2000Nuculana pernula Coan et al. p. 83

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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
speciespernula(Müller 1779)

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.

Nuculana pernula Müller 1779
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Invalid names: Leda buccata Müller 1842 [synonym], Nuculana jacksoni Gould 1841 [synonym], Nuculana rostrata Bruguiére 1789 [synonym]
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: 2007-07-27 04:12:34
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Holocene or 15.97000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Russian Federation Nuculana pernula (50038)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Russian Federation Nuculana pernula (49978)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation Nuculana pernula (70566)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Russian Federation Nuculana pernula (50042)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan Nuculana pernula (97076)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Russian Federation Nuculana pernula (50080)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Ireland Nuculana pernula (178118)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maine) Nuculana buccata (66340) Nuculana jacksoni (66356) Nuculana pernula (66339) Nuculana pernula, Nuculana buccata, Nuculana jacksoni (66338)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland Leda pernula (227027 227028 227030)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Leda pernula (84832)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Nuculana pernula (75490 75491 75517)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Nova Scotia) Nuculana pernula (75074)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland (Disko Island) Leda pernula (227045)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands Nuculana pernula (98196)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Ontario) Nuculana pernula (66526 66527 66528)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Nuculana pernula (66431 66432 66435 66436 66441 66501 66504)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (New Brunswick) Nuculana buccata (66531) Nuculana pernula, Nuculana buccata (66530)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Manitoba) Nuculana pernula, Nuculana buccata (66505)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) Nuculana buccata (66508 66511) Nuculana pernula (48462 66524 66525 66529)