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Nucula ✝

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Nucula is a genus of very small saltwater clams. They are part of the family Nuculidae.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucula, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	9465417	https://www.gbif.org/species/9465417
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	16088	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=16088

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nucula

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nucula

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
order	Protobranchia	Pelseneer 1889
superorder	Nuculiformii	Dall 1889
order	Nuculida
superfamily	Nuculoidea	(Gray 1824)
family	Nuculidae	Gray 1824
genus	Nucula	Lamarck 1799

Scientific Name

Nucula Lamarck, 1799

Name Published In

Lamarck, J. B. P. A. de M. de. 1799. Prodrome d’une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères génériques, et l’établissement d’un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. Mémoires de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris 1: 63-91.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Nuculoma	genus	belongs to Nuculidae	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Nuculoma	subgenus	belongs to Nucula	stated without evidence	Le Renard, 1993
Nuculoma	genus	belongs to Nuculidae	stated without evidence	Wienrich, 1999
Nuculoma	genus	belongs to Nuculoida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Nuculoma	genus	belongs to Nuculidae	stated without evidence	Mikkelsen, 2006
Nuculoma	genus	belongs to Nuculominae	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010
Nuculoma	genus	belongs to Nuculidae	stated without evidence	Ros-Franch et al., 2014

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

247 - 242 Ma
Triassic

Last Recorded Appearance

16.0 - 5.3 Ma
Miocene

Environment

coastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic (based on Nuculidae)

Motility

facultatively mobile (based on Nuculidae)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

deposit feeder, suspension feeder (based on Nuculidae)

Ontogeny

accretion (based on Nuculidae)

Taphonomy

aragonite,thin,minor ribbing (based on Nuculidae)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Common Name(s)

Nötkärnsmusslor, Nussmuscheln, Nut Clams, Nutclams, Nøtteskjel, Nøtteskjell

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucula

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Nucula (Nuculoma) bisulcata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		4	41.3 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Nucula aegeensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula albertina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula alcocki ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Nucula alpina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula amata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula andersoni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Nucula apicina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula aracanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula archiaci species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula assiniboiensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nucula atacellana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula athabaskensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Nucula aturensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula austinclarki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula austrobenthalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula baccata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula beachportensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula bellistriata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula benoisti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula bergmansi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula bifida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula birchi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula boliviensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula brasiliana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula brewsterensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	37.2 Ma Eocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Nucula caecilia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula cahuitensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula calcicola species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Reef Nut Clam			0 Ma Extant
Nucula callicredemna species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula calliope species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula capayensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula carlottensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula castor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula catalina species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Nucula catherina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula certisinus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Nucula chargensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Nucula chassyana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula chatfieldensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula chatsfieldensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula chipolana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula chrysocome species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula ciboloensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula coloradoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula columbiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula concinna ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Nucula consentanea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula corbuliformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula cordata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula cornueliana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula cossmanni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Nucula costaeimbricatis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	56.0 Ma Paleocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Nucula crassicostata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula crassidens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula crenulata species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Crenulate Nut Clam			0 Ma Extant
Nucula cromata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula crystallina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula culebrensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula curvata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	56.0 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Nucula dasa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula defuniak species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula deltoidea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula divaricata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula domandaensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Nucula donaciformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula dorsocrenata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula dunedinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula electra species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula elegans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula elongata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula eltanini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula erato species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula etheridgei ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Nucula eurita species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula exigua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula exodonta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula expansa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Nucula falklandica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula fernandinae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula feronia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula gabbi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Nucula gabbiana species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	56.0 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Nucula gabrielis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula gadsdenensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula gettysburgensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula greppini ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		16	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Nucula guadalupae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula hamiltonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula hanleyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula hannibali species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula hanoverensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula hawaiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula hellica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula herzeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula impressa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula inconspicua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula inflata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Nucula infrequens ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Nucula insignis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula insularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula interflucta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula iphigenia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula irregularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula izushotoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula kanaka species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula kanekoi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula kayseri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula kerguelensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula largillierti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula larimerensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula lateralis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Nucula levesquei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula libera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula lunulicrenata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula magnei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula magnifica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula major ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Nucula malabarica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula mancorensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Nucula margaritifera ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nucula mariae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula marmorea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula martini ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	11.6 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Nucula mayeri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	28.1 Ma Oligocene	13.7 Ma Miocene
Nucula mayi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula mediavia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula meridionalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula mesembrina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula micheleae species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nucula microspherma species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula microstriata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula mirada species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula mitralis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula mixta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula monroensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	47.8 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Nucula morantensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula morundiana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Nucula multidentata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula nacatochana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula naraensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula narica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Nucula nejdensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	56.0 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Nucula ngatutura species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula nicklesi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula nitidosa species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Nucula nitidula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula nitidulaformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula njalindungensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	16.0 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Nucula nokonis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula nucleus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula nulla species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula obesa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula observatoria ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Nucula obsoletistriata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula obtusa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula orbicella ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	5.33 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Nucula ovula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula paboensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Nucula packardi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula palaestina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula papillifera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula parva species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula paulula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula perequalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula phalanta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula pilkeyi species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Nucula planiculmen species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula planimarginata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nucula platynotus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula pollux species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula pongensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula postangulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula poststriata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula potomacensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula praetenta species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Nucula prepercrassa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula profundorum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Nucula proxima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula prunicola species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	20.4 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Nucula pseudoexigua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula pusilla species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Nucula randalli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula randolphensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula rembangensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	16.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Nucula renouardi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula rescuensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula reticularis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Nucula revei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula rhamphodes species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula rhytidopleura species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula rivulana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula rossiana species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Nucula rozieri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula rugulosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula sacyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula salmonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula saltator species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula sapotilla species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula schencki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula sculpturata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula sedanensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	16.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Nucula seguinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula semiornata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula semistriata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Nucula sericea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula severnensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula shaleri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Nucula sholsa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula simplex ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Nucula sinaria species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	23.0 Ma Miocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Nucula smithsoni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Nucula smithvillensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula sphenopsis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula stantoni species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		13	83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nucula stephana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Nucula storrsi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Nucula striata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula striatissima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula strigilata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Nucula striolata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula studeri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Nucula suaehelica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula suahelica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula subcuneata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Nucula subluxa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula subovalis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Nucula subplana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula subtransversa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Nucula subtrigona species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula subventricosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula sulcata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula sultana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula tallahalaensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Nucula tamatavica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula tambacoundensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula tampae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula taphria species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	20.4 Ma Miocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Nucula tatriana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Nucula tenuisculpta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula tenuistriata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Nucula tersior ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	19.0 Ma Miocene	19.0 Ma Miocene
Nucula thielei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula thieryi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula thraciformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula tippahensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula tokyoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula torresi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula totangiensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Nucula townsendi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula triangula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula triangularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula trigonica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula trigonula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula tumidula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula turgens ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Nucula turgida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula variabilis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Nucula vestigia ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Nucula vibrayeana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula vicksburgensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		40	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Nucula vieta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula vincentiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula waikuraensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Nucula waltonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula washingtonensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Nucula weldensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula wenoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula yakatagensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula zophos species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula zwierzyckii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nuculoma castor ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Nuculoma tsvetkoviensis ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Nuculoma variabilis ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	152 Ma Late Jurassic

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Polyodonta Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : *Polyodonta*
Nucella Geinitz, 1842	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : *Nucella*
Rumptunucula Bergmans, 1978	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : *Rumptunucula*
Deminucula Iredale, 1931	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : *Deminucula*
Nuculoma	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : *Nuculoma*
Nuclea Turton, 1822	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : *Nuclea*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1907	Nuculoma Cossmann
1980	Nuculoma Vokes p. 2
1993	Nucula (Nuculoma) Le Renard
1999	Nuculoma Wienrich p. 204
2002	Nuculoma Sepkoski, Jr.
2006	Nuculoma Mikkelsen
2010	Nuculoma Bouchet et al.
2014	Nuculoma Ros-Franch et al.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Le Renard L. R. (1993) Nouvelles combinaisons taxinomiques

Wienrich G. (1999) Die Fauna des marinen Miozäns von Kevelaer (Niederrhein). Band 2 Bivalvia, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda, Bryozoa, Annelida, Brachiopoda, Backhuys Publishers, Leiden 2, 188-384

Mikkelsen P. M. (2006) Western Atlantic Bivalves [http://peet.amnh.org/Western_Atlantic_Bivalves.html]

Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., et al (2010) Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families, Malacologia 52 2, 1-184 doi:10.4002/040.052.0201

Ros-Franch S., Márquez-Aliaga A., et al (2014) Comprehensive database on Induan (Lower Triassic) to Sinemurian (Lower Jurassic) marine bivalve genera and their paleobiogeographic record, Paleontological Contributions 8, 1-219

Karlsson, Anna (2004) Mollusker - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Mém. Soc. H. N. Paris - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/Ruppert et al., 2004 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213. - via World Register of Marine Species

Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. 1: 63-91. - via World Register of Marine Species

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