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Nuculoidea opima ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)6141780https://www.gbif.org/species/6141780
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)112816https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=112816
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nuculoidea : Nuculoidea opima
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nuculoidea : Nuculoidea opima
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
orderProtobranchiaPelseneer 1889
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderNuculida
superfamilyNuculoidea(Gray 1824)
familyNuculidaeGray 1824
genusNuculoideaWilliams and Berger 1916
speciesNuculoidea opimaHall 1843
Generic NameNuculoidea
Scientific NameNuculoidea opima (Hall, 1843)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Nuculoidea opimaspeciesbelongs to Cucullaeastated with evidenceHall, 1843
Nuculoidea opimaspeciesbelongs to Nuculoideastated with evidenceWilliams and Berger, 1916
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Environmentcoastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic (based on Nuculidae)
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Nuculidae)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietdeposit feeder, suspension feeder (based on Nuculidae)
Ontogenyaccretion (based on Nuculidae)
Taphonomyaragonite,thin,minor ribbing (based on Nuculidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. R. Cox, N. D. Newell, and D. W. Boyd. 1969. Mollusca 6: Bivalvia. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1:N1-N489

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Cucullaea opima Hall, 1843GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nuculoidea : Cucullaea opima

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1843Cucullaea opima Hall
1916Nuculoidea opima Williams and Berger p. 173
1969Nuculoidea opima Cox et al. p. N231

References

Cox L. R., Newell N. D., et al (1969) Mollusca 6: Bivalvia, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1, N1-N489
Moore R. C. (editor) (1969) 971). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part N Mollusca 6. Bivalvia (vol 1-3). Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press Vol. 1: I-XXXVIII, N1-N489 [1969]. Vol. 2 - via Catalogue of Life
Moore R. C. (editor) (1969-1971). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part N Mollusca 6. Bivalvia (vol 1-3). Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press Vol. 1: I-XXXVIII, N1-N489 [1969]. Vol. 2 - via World Register of Marine Species
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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