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Nucella
| Description | Nucella, common name dog whelks or dog winkles, is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ocenebrinae which is part of the large family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucella, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Nucella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Nucella Röding, 1798 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Röding, Peter F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum, sive, Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Fried. Bolten. Johan. Christi. Trappii, Hamburgi.: pt.2: , , 1-199. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 5 (71%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 16.0 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Muricidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Muricidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucella |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Nucella (Acanthinucella) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Nucella angustior species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nucella canaliculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nucella dubia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nucella emarginata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nucella freycinetii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nucella fuscata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nucella heyseana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nucella incrassata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Nucella lamellosa species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 13.8 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Nucella lapillus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 29 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Nucella lima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nucella nanshaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nucella ostrina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nucella packi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nucella praecingulata species | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Nucella rolani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nucella squamosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nucella wahlbergi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Purpura incrassata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thais (Nucella) elsmerensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
| Thais elsmerensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thais praecingulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Mucella Phillips, 1944 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Mucella |
| Polytropa Swainson, 1840 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Polytropa |
| Polytropalicus Rovereto, 1899 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Polytropalicus |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1931 | Thais (Nucella) Grant and Gale |
| 1970 | Thais (Nucella) Addicott p. 83 |
| 1986 | Nucella Kensley and Pether p. 170 |
| 2001 | Nucella Oliverio and Mariottini |
| 2002 | Nucella Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
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!
