Interesting Facts
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
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)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
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)
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
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)
- Phylum:
Mollusca
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)
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Bivalvia
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Bivalves
- Subclass:
Protobranchia
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)
- Order:
Nuculoida
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)
- Superfamily:
Nuculanoidea
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)
- Family:
Nuculanidae
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)
- Genus:
Nuculana
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)
- Link, 1807
- Specific name:
confusa
- Hanley
- Scientific name: - Nuculana confusa Hanley
- Specific name:
confusa
- Hanley
- Genus:
Nuculana
(
- Family:
Nuculanidae
(
- Superfamily:
Nuculanoidea
(
- Order:
Nuculoida
(
- Subclass:
Protobranchia
(
- Class:
Bivalvia
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Nuculana
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 27 species and subspecies in this genus:
N. acuta (Pointed Nutclam) · N. amiata (Rostrate Nutclam) · N. bicostata (Guatemalan Headstander) · N. callimene (Moon Nutclam) · N. carpenteri (Carpenter Nutclam) · N. caudata (Tailed Nutclam) · N. cellulita (Fine-Lined Nutclam) · N. cestrota (Hammer Nutclam) · N. concentrica (Concentric Nutclam) · N. elenensis (Ecuador Nutclam) · N. hamata (Hooked Nutclam) · N. jacksoni (Jackson Nutclam) · N. jamaicensis (Jamaica Nutclam) · N. messanensis (Messanean Nutclam) · N. minuta (Minute Nutclam) · N. navisa (Ship Nutclam) · N. oxia (Pacific Nutclam) · N. parva (Dwarf Nutclam) · N. patagonica (Orange-Fin Labeo) · N. penderi (Pender Nutclam) · N. pernula (Northern Nutclam) · N. radiata (Rayed Nutclam) · N. spargana (San Diego Nutclam) · N. subaequilatera (Unequal Nutclam) · N. taphria (Furrowed Nutclam) · N. tenuisulcata (Thin Nutclam) · N. verrilliana (Barbed Nutclam)
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 18, 2008:
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database [Darwin Core]
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NCOS1959_Mollusca (OBIS China)
- Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5744779
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 17426734
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2406932
