Nuculanida

Nuculanida is an order of very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subclass Protobranchia.

Nuculanida

[Image: Glover, Taylor, Dahlgren & Wiklund, 2017] Wiklund H, Taylor JD, Dahlgren TG, Todt C, Ikebe C, Rabone M, Glove… · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikipedia/Commons. May be a photograph of a specimen, or an artist’s reconstruction — an interpretation of a skeleton, since colour and soft tissue are almost never preserved.

On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
NuculaniformiiPBDB
Diet
suspension feederPBDB, for Bivalvia
Life habit
infaunalPBDB, for Bivalvia
Motility
facultatively mobilePBDB, for Bivalvia
Vision
blindPBDB, for Bivalvia

Time the record covers

At least 477 million years on record.

The record covers at least 477.1 Mya to 11.7 ka. No occurrence read is dated outside 486.4 Mya to 0 Mya.

Cambrian — about 0 of 9228 occurrencesOrdovician — about 233 of 9228 occurrencesOrdovicianSilurian — about 129 of 9228 occurrencesDevonian — about 1166 of 9228 occurrencesDevonianCarboniferous — about 518 of 9228 occurrencesCarboniferousPermian — about 519 of 9228 occurrencesPermianEarly Triassic — about 245 of 9228 occurrencesMiddle Triassic — about 123 of 9228 occurrencesLate Triassic — about 309 of 9228 occurrencesEarly Jurassic — about 466 of 9228 occurrencesMiddle Jurassic — about 302 of 9228 occurrencesLate Jurassic — about 131 of 9228 occurrencesEarly Cretaceous — about 145 of 9228 occurrencesEarly CretaceousLate Cretaceous — about 985 of 9228 occurrencesPaleocene — about 575 of 9228 occurrencesEocene — about 1098 of 9228 occurrencesOligocene — about 503 of 9228 occurrencesMiocene — about 911 of 9228 occurrencesPliocene — about 397 of 9228 occurrencesPleistocene — about 400 of 9228 occurrences496–480 Mya — about 2 occurrences480–463 Mya — about 31 occurrences463–447 Mya — about 174 occurrences447–430 Mya — about 84 occurrences430–413 Mya — about 113 occurrences413–397 Mya — about 147 occurrences397–380 Mya — about 822 occurrences380–364 Mya — about 112 occurrences364–347 Mya — about 60 occurrences347–331 Mya — about 65 occurrences331–314 Mya — about 125 occurrences314–298 Mya — about 312 occurrences298–281 Mya — about 100 occurrences281–265 Mya — about 174 occurrences265–248 Mya — about 458 occurrences248–232 Mya — about 278 occurrences232–215 Mya — about 81 occurrences215–198 Mya — about 138 occurrences198–182 Mya — about 403 occurrences182–165 Mya — about 116 occurrences165–149 Mya — about 282 occurrences149–132 Mya — about 81 occurrences132–116 Mya — about 46 occurrences116–99 Mya — about 93 occurrences99–83 Mya — about 140 occurrences83–66 Mya — about 815 occurrences66–50 Mya — about 792 occurrences50–33 Mya — about 931 occurrences33–17 Mya — about 765 occurrences17–0 Mya — about 1487 occurrences477.1 Mya11.7 ka496 Mya0 Mya

9,228 occurrences of Nuculanida on record, most of them in the Devonian. The Paleobiology Database records this as a living group. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

9,228 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

1263 formations

Moscow — 42.70°N, 76.75°WMoscow — 42.88°N, 78.42°WMoscow — 42.77°N, 77.82°WMoscow — 42.78°N, 77.89°WMoscow — 42.82°N, 78.68°WMoscow — 42.90°N, 78.04°WMoscow — 42.70°N, 78.95°WMoscow — 42.59°N, 74.70°WMoscow — 42.56°N, 74.58°WMoscow — 42.75°N, 77.01°WMoscow — 42.83°N, 75.78°WMoscow — 42.67°N, 76.73°WMoscow — 42.82°N, 76.34°WMoscow — 42.79°N, 76.15°WMoscow — 42.77°N, 76.03°WMoscow — 42.80°N, 76.09°WMoscow — 42.81°N, 75.91°WMoscow — 42.76°N, 75.73°WMoscow — 42.66°N, 75.38°WMoscow — 42.69°N, 75.24°WMoscow — 42.59°N, 75.18°WMoscow — 42.68°N, 75.57°WMoscow — 42.67°N, 75.48°WMoscow — 42.58°N, 75.06°WMoscow — 42.62°N, 75.33°WMoscow — 42.55°N, 74.82°WMoscow — 42.60°N, 74.95°WMoscow — 42.52°N, 74.86°WMoscow — 42.57°N, 74.75°WMoscow — 42.43°N, 74.49°WMoscow — 42.67°N, 76.95°WMoscow — 42.78°N, 77.33°WMoscow — 42.82°N, 77.57°WMoscow — 42.55°N, 74.60°WMoscow — 42.55°N, 74.49°WChari — 23.50°N, 70.50°ECook Mountain — 31.29°N, 86.56°WCook Mountain — 31.31°N, 86.48°WCook Mountain — 30.53°N, 96.69°WCook Mountain — 31.25°N, 95.73°WCook Mountain — 31.75°N, 92.97°WCook Mountain — 32.35°N, 92.72°WCook Mountain — 32.32°N, 89.03°WCook Mountain — 32.04°N, 88.73°WCook Mountain — 32.10°N, 88.86°WCook Mountain — 32.32°N, 89.15°WCook Mountain — 32.36°N, 92.98°WCook Mountain — 32.52°N, 93.73°WCook Mountain — 30.62°N, 96.53°WCook Mountain — 30.90°N, 96.38°WCook Mountain — 30.36°N, 96.82°WCook Mountain — 31.35°N, 93.57°WCook Mountain — 31.27°N, 95.61°WCook Mountain — 31.32°N, 95.46°WCook Mountain — 31.36°N, 96.14°WCook Mountain — 31.93°N, 92.64°WCook Mountain — 31.43°N, 93.85°WCook Mountain — 31.53°N, 94.11°WCook Mountain — 29.13°N, 98.16°WCook Mountain — 32.17°N, 88.83°WCook Mountain — 31.46°N, 85.64°WCook Mountain — 30.18°N, 96.94°WCook Mountain — 32.52°N, 92.64°WCook Mountain — 32.51°N, 92.12°WCook Mountain — 30.67°N, 96.37°WCook Mountain — 31.12°N, 95.90°WCook Mountain — 31.22°N, 95.72°WCook Mountain — 30.63°N, 96.55°WCook Mountain — 31.36°N, 95.42°WCook Mountain — 30.07°N, 97.08°WCook Mountain — 29.99°N, 97.09°WGraham — 33.02°N, 98.64°WGraham — 33.00°N, 98.67°WGraham — 33.11°N, 98.59°WGraham — 32.96°N, 98.76°WGraham — 31.50°N, 99.37°WGraham — 31.44°N, 99.34°WGraham — 32.73°N, 98.64°WGraham — 33.27°N, 98.11°WGraham — 33.24°N, 98.08°WGraham — 33.22°N, 98.19°WGraham — 33.15°N, 98.16°WGraham — 33.05°N, 98.40°WGraham — 33.12°N, 98.30°WGraham — 33.14°N, 99.18°WCorsicana Marl — 33.10°N, 95.99°WCorsicana Marl — 32.86°N, 96.21°WCorsicana Marl — 32.53°N, 96.27°WCorsicana Marl — 32.22°N, 96.31°WCorsicana Marl — 32.06°N, 96.47°WCorsicana Marl — 31.82°N, 96.54°WCorsicana Marl — 31.74°N, 96.61°WCorsicana Marl — 31.75°N, 96.61°WCorsicana Marl — 31.40°N, 96.73°WCorsicana Marl — 31.30°N, 96.75°WCorsicana Marl — 31.12°N, 96.82°WCorsicana Marl — 30.94°N, 96.95°WCorsicana Marl — 30.81°N, 97.10°WCorsicana Marl — 30.44°N, 97.46°WCorsicana Marl — 30.37°N, 97.45°WCorsicana Marl — 30.30°N, 97.46°WCorsicana Marl — 30.23°N, 97.52°WCorsicana Marl — 30.19°N, 97.57°WCorsicana Marl — 29.95°N, 97.71°WCorsicana Marl — 29.83°N, 97.84°WCorsicana Marl — 29.58°N, 98.04°WCorsicana Marl — 29.49°N, 98.19°WCorsicana Marl — 29.37°N, 98.78°WCorsicana Marl — 31.30°N, 96.90°WGeneseo — 42.33°N, 74.45°WGeneseo — 42.67°N, 75.59°WGeneseo — 42.64°N, 76.17°WGeneseo — 42.44°N, 74.54°WGeneseo — 42.65°N, 75.42°WGeneseo — 42.60°N, 75.15°WGeneseo — 42.53°N, 74.99°WGeneseo — 42.56°N, 74.85°WGeneseo — 42.48°N, 74.61°WGeneseo — 42.62°N, 75.37°WGeneseo — 42.53°N, 74.93°WGeneseo — 42.50°N, 74.78°WGeneseo — 42.60°N, 75.26°WGeneseo — 42.65°N, 75.86°WGeneseo — 42.51°N, 74.68°WGeneseo — 42.51°N, 75.05°WGeneseo — 42.60°N, 75.54°WGeneseo — 42.59°N, 75.13°WGeneseo — 45.65°N, 75.39°WGeneseo — 42.64°N, 75.77°WGeneseo — 42.39°N, 74.43°WJagüel — 38.13°S, 68.41°WJagüel — 35.83°S, 69.67°WMoodys Branch — 32.85°N, 90.41°WMoodys Branch — 32.95°N, 90.17°WMoodys Branch — 32.23°N, 92.15°WMoodys Branch — 32.01°N, 92.00°WMoodys Branch — 32.33°N, 90.15°WMoodys Branch — 31.88°N, 88.69°WMoodys Branch — 31.88°N, 88.32°WMoodys Branch — 31.51°N, 87.89°WMoodys Branch — 31.63°N, 91.82°WMoodys Branch — 31.67°N, 92.89°WMoodys Branch — 33.96°N, 92.19°WMoodys Branch — 33.86°N, 92.29°WMoodys Branch — 31.97°N, 88.53°WMoodys Branch — 32.17°N, 88.83°WMoodys Branch — 32.98°N, 90.30°WProvidence — 31.91°N, 86.17°WProvidence — 31.97°N, 86.00°WProvidence — 31.86°N, 85.95°WProvidence — 31.92°N, 85.82°WProvidence — 31.89°N, 85.70°WProvidence — 31.95°N, 85.68°WProvidence — 31.92°N, 85.35°WProvidence — 31.94°N, 86.11°WProvidence — 31.84°N, 85.22°WProvidence — 31.76°N, 85.13°WProvidence — 31.73°N, 85.12°WProvidence — 31.80°N, 85.00°WProvidence — 31.96°N, 85.45°WProvidence — 31.89°N, 85.21°WKincaid — 31.28°N, 96.98°WKincaid — 30.80°N, 96.95°WKincaid — 31.67°N, 96.47°WKincaid — 30.33°N, 97.37°WKincaid — 30.00°N, 97.60°WKincaid — 31.12°N, 96.80°WKincaid — 30.08°N, 97.50°WKincaid — 32.98°N, 95.93°WKincaid — 29.88°N, 97.67°WKincaid — 33.13°N, 96.10°WKincaid — 32.58°N, 96.30°WKincaid — 31.22°N, 96.91°WKincaid — 29.35°N, 99.14°WKincaid — 30.23°N, 97.52°WKincaid — 31.29°N, 96.72°WLudlowville — 42.76°N, 78.65°WLudlowville — 42.78°N, 78.79°WLudlowville — 42.86°N, 77.76°WLudlowville — 42.83°N, 77.81°WLudlowville — 42.96°N, 78.13°WLudlowville — 42.80°N, 77.27°WLudlowville — 42.78°N, 76.99°WLudlowville — 42.85°N, 78.64°WLudlowville — 42.94°N, 78.13°WLudlowville — 42.90°N, 78.22°WLudlowville — 42.84°N, 77.90°WLudlowville — 42.73°N, 76.70°WLudlowville — 42.83°N, 76.50°WLudlowville — 42.86°N, 76.35°WLudlowville — 42.89°N, 76.18°WLudlowville — 42.95°N, 76.02°WLudlowville — 42.93°N, 76.00°WLudlowville — 42.85°N, 78.37°WLudlowville — 42.78°N, 76.27°WLudlowville — 43.00°N, 79.00°WLudlowville — 42.77°N, 76.71°WLudlowville — 42.86°N, 76.51°WLudlowville — 42.89°N, 76.75°WLudlowville — 42.82°N, 75.53°WLudlowville — 42.87°N, 75.71°WLudlowville — 42.74°N, 75.54°WWerfen — 46.65°N, 11.75°EWerfen — 46.42°N, 11.61°EWerfen — 46.40°N, 11.80°EWerfen — 46.29°N, 11.52°EWerfen — 46.53°N, 11.56°ESkaneateles — 42.80°N, 76.69°WSkaneateles — 42.90°N, 76.47°WSkaneateles — 42.98°N, 76.34°WSkaneateles — 42.94°N, 76.25°WSkaneateles — 42.92°N, 76.21°WSkaneateles — 42.90°N, 75.60°WSkaneateles — 42.86°N, 76.14°WSkaneateles — 42.86°N, 75.89°WSkaneateles — 42.95°N, 76.43°WSkaneateles — 42.79°N, 75.57°WSkaneateles — 42.85°N, 75.18°WSkaneateles — 42.87°N, 77.88°WSkaneateles — 42.81°N, 76.81°WSkaneateles — 42.93°N, 76.99°WSkaneateles — 42.98°N, 76.09°WCassian — 46.68°N, 12.15°ECassian — 46.64°N, 12.20°ECassian — 46.52°N, 11.96°ECassian — 46.54°N, 12.25°ECassian — 46.53°N, 11.92°ECassian — 46.47°N, 12.07°ECassian — 46.54°N, 11.62°ECassian — 46.57°N, 11.94°ECassian — 46.51°N, 11.76°ECassian — 46.59°N, 12.26°ELisbon — 31.53°N, 87.60°WLisbon — 31.84°N, 88.25°WLisbon — 31.50°N, 87.80°WLisbon — 31.76°N, 88.10°WLisbon — 31.30°N, 86.48°WLisbon — 31.54°N, 87.52°WLisbon — 31.55°N, 87.91°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.58°N, 86.74°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.92°N, 87.97°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.45°N, 85.63°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.82°N, 87.37°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.07°N, 88.03°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 32.08°N, 88.22°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 32.37°N, 88.68°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.93°N, 88.05°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.35°N, 86.08°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 32.25°N, 88.43°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.32°N, 86.00°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.93°N, 87.75°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.53°N, 87.32°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.61°N, 85.05°WGatun — 9.35°N, 79.81°WGatun — 9.35°N, 79.82°WGatun — 9.29°N, 79.92°WGatun — 9.17°N, 80.00°WLefipán — 42.67°S, 69.98°WLefipán — 42.69°S, 69.84°WLefipán — 42.83°S, 69.70°WNanjemoy — 37.52°N, 76.79°WNanjemoy — 38.40°N, 76.99°WNanjemoy — 38.51°N, 77.02°WNanjemoy — 38.70°N, 76.97°WNanjemoy — 38.76°N, 76.81°WNanjemoy — 38.78°N, 76.87°WNanjemoy — 38.82°N, 76.75°WNanjemoy — 37.65°N, 77.17°WNanjemoy — 37.29°N, 77.24°WNanjemoy — 38.17°N, 77.19°WNanjemoy — 37.77°N, 77.37°WNanjemoy — 37.32°N, 77.28°WByram — 32.01°N, 89.38°WByram — 32.18°N, 90.25°WByram — 32.32°N, 90.86°WByram — 32.41°N, 90.84°WFjerritslev — 56.56°N, 10.01°EWewoka — 35.04°N, 96.36°WGydo — 33.30°S, 21.83°EGydo — 33.52°S, 24.74°EGydo — 33.33°S, 19.37°EGydo — 32.64°S, 19.41°EGydo — 32.18°S, 18.90°EGydo — 33.77°S, 20.92°EGydo — 33.31°S, 22.43°EGydo — 34.01°S, 23.46°EGydo — 32.40°S, 20.67°EReklaw — 30.88°N, 95.38°WReklaw — 30.11°N, 97.32°WReklaw — 31.85°N, 94.98°WReklaw — 30.01°N, 97.26°WReklaw — 30.80°N, 96.72°WReklaw — 32.87°N, 93.99°WReklaw — 31.86°N, 94.94°W

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The named rock units Nuculanida has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 1,239 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 1,286 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Nuculanida and its relatives

Devonian

Where Nuculanida and its relatives were recorded in the Devonian.

Found in the same rock

1,845 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 1,269 sites for Nuculanida, and this reads 240 of them. Of that, one read hit the database's own return limit, so every count below is a floor rather than a total. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

1,187 references

Each of the 9,228 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 1,175 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content1

Picture of Nuculanida

Credit
[Image: Glover, Taylor, Dahlgren & Wiklund, 2017] Wiklund H, Taylor JD, Dahlgren TG, Todt C, Ikebe C, Rabone M, Glove…
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Commercial use
the licence allows it

No 3D scan of Nuculanida was found in MorphoSource and Sketchfab.

Smithsonian Open Access was not reached for this taxon, so this list is what the others held rather than everything there is.

The description on this site

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This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. Carter et al. 2000