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Ennucula

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2285596	https://www.gbif.org/species/2285596
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	16040	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=16040

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Ennucula

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Ennucula

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	Ennucula	Iredale 1931

Scientific Name

Ennucula Iredale, 1931

Name Published In

Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. Nº I. Records of the Australian Museum. 18: 201-235 [21 June 1931].

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Ennucula	subgenus	belongs to Nucula	stated with evidence	Berry, 1947
Ennucula	subgenus	belongs to Nucula	stated without evidence	da Silva Forti, 1969
Ennucula	subgenus	belongs to Nucula	stated with evidence	Hertlein and Grant, 1972
Ennucula	genus	misspelling of Ennucula	stated without evidence	Vokes, 1980
Ennucula	genus	belongs to Nuculominae	stated with evidence	Maxwell, 1992
Ennucula	genus	subjective synonym of Leionucula	stated without evidence	Stilwell, 1993
Ennucula	genus	belongs to Nuculidae	stated with evidence	Coan et al., 2000
Ennucula	genus	belongs to Nuculoida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Ennucula	genus	subjective synonym of Leionucula	stated with evidence	Spencer et al., 2004
Ennucula	genus	belongs to Nuculominae	stated with evidence	Beu, 2006
Ennucula	genus	belongs to Nuculominae	stated without evidence	Anelli et al., 2006
Ennucula	genus	belongs to Nuculidae	stated without evidence	Nielson and Valdovinos, 2008
Ennucula	genus	belongs to Nuculidae	stated with evidence	Coan and Valentich-Scott, 2012

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

20 (77%)

First Recorded Appearance

237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

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

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Ennucula aegeensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Aegean Nut Clam	1	1.81 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Ennucula agujana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula astricta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula bathybia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula bengalensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula cardara species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Ennucula colombiana species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Ennucula convexa species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Ennucula corbuloides species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Ennucula corticata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula cumingii species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Ennucula dalmasi species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Ennucula dautzenbergi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula decipiens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula definita species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula delphinodonta species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Dolphin-toothed Nut Clam			0 Ma Extant
Ennucula dilecta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula elongata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula eltanini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula faba species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula frigida ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Ennucula georgiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula grangei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula granulosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula grayi species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	28.4 Ma Oligocene	0 Ma Extant
Ennucula jaeckeli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula layardii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula linki species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Ennucula mirifica species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Ennucula musculosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Ennucula niponica species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Ennucula obliqua species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Ennucula oliva species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula orekta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula otamaringaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula pachydonta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula panamina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula perforata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula pernambucensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula privigna species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula puelcha species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Ennucula romboides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula sansibarensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula siberutensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Ennucula similis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula strangei species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Ennucula strangeiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula subglobosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula superba species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Ennucula taeniolata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula tenisoni ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		4	33.9 Ma Oligocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Ennucula tenuis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		20	237 Ma Middle Triassic	0 Ma Extant
Ennucula uruguayensis species	listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Ennucula waikouraensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ennucula whatu ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Nucula (Ennucula) birchi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Nucula (Ennucula) docilis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	5.33 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Nucula docilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nucula tenisoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Nuculoma Cossmann, 1907	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : *Nuculoma*
Leinonucula Quenstedt, 1930	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : *Leinonucula*
Nuculoma Auctt.	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : *Nuculoma*
Eunucula (Iredale, 1931)	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : *Eunucula*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1931	Ennucula Iredale
1947	Nucula (Ennucula) Berry
1969	Nucula (Ennucula) da Silva Forti p. 64
1972	Nucula (Ennucula) Hertlein and Grant p. 145
1992	Ennucula Maxwell p. 55
2000	Ennucula Coan et al. p. 76

Year	Name and Author
2002	Ennucula Sepkoski, Jr.
2006	Ennucula Anelli et al. p. 116
2006	Ennucula Beu p. 159
2008	Ennucula Nielson and Valdovinos p. 203
2010	Ennucula Huber p. 85
2012	Ennucula Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 38

References

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

da Silva Forti I. R. (1969) Cenozoic Mollusks from the drillholes Cassino and Palmares do Sul of the Coastal Plain of Rio Grande do Sul, Iheringia Geologia 2, 55-155

Hertlein L. G., Grant U. S. (1972) The Geology and Paleontology of the Marine Pliocene of San Diego, California (Paleontology: Pelecypoda), San Diego Society of Natural History Memoir 2 B, 135-411

Maxwell P. A. (1992) Eocene Mollusca from the vicinity of McCulloch's Bridge, Waihao River, South Canterbury, New Zealand: Paleoecology and systematics, New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 65, 1-280

Coan E. V., Scott P. V., et al (2000) Bivalve seashells of western North America, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural history Monographs 2, 1-764

Anelli L. E., Rocha-Campos A. C., et al (2006) Early Miocene bivalves from the Cape Melville Formation, King George Island, West Antarctic, Alcheringa 30 1, 111-132

Beu A. G. (2006) Marine Mollusca of oxygen isotope stages of the last 2 million years in New Zealand. Part 2. Biostratigraphically useful and new Pliocene to Recent bivalves, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 36 4, 151-338

Nielson S. N., Valdovinos C. (2008) Early Pleistocene mollusks of the Tubul Formation, south-central Chile, The Nautilus 122 4, 201-216

Huber M. (2010) , Compendium of bivalves: A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research, 1-901

Coan E. V., Valentich-Scott P. (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru, Santa Barbara museum of Natural history monographs 6, 1-1258

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

Beu A.G. 2006. Marine Mollusca of oxygen isotope stages of the last 2 million years in New Zealand. Part 2. Biostratigraphically useful and new Pliocene to recent bivalves. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 36(4): 151-338. - via World Register of Marine Species

Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. Nº I. Records of the Australian Museum. 18: 201-235 [21 June 1931]. - via World Register of Marine Species

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

CoL2006 - 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

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)

SN2000/Bouchet et al., 2001 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Rec. Australian Mus., 18 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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

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