Nuculoidea

Nuculida is an order of small saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks, within the subclass Protobranchia. "Nuculida" is sometimes spelled "Nuculoida". This order contains a single superfamily, Nuculoidea, which encompasses two families, the extant Nuculidae and the extinct Praenuculidae. Clams in the family Nuculidae are commonly known as nut clams.

Nuculoidea

G.-U. Tolkiehn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
NuculidaPBDB
Diet
deposit feederPBDB
Life habit
infaunalPBDB
Motility
facultatively mobilePBDB
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 486.85 Mya to 0 Mya.

Cambrian — about 0 of 4940 occurrencesOrdovician — about 199 of 4940 occurrencesOrdovicianSilurian — about 33 of 4940 occurrencesDevonian — about 350 of 4940 occurrencesDevonianCarboniferous — about 322 of 4940 occurrencesCarboniferousPermian — about 269 of 4940 occurrencesPermianEarly Triassic — about 31 of 4940 occurrencesMiddle Triassic — about 63 of 4940 occurrencesLate Triassic — about 179 of 4940 occurrencesEarly Jurassic — about 132 of 4940 occurrencesMiddle Jurassic — about 393 of 4940 occurrencesLate Jurassic — about 119 of 4940 occurrencesEarly Cretaceous — about 148 of 4940 occurrencesEarly CretaceousLate Cretaceous — about 689 of 4940 occurrencesPaleocene — about 205 of 4940 occurrencesEocene — about 566 of 4940 occurrencesOligocene — about 305 of 4940 occurrencesMiocene — about 464 of 4940 occurrencesPliocene — about 212 of 4940 occurrencesPleistocene — about 218 of 4940 occurrences497–480 Mya — about 2 occurrences480–463 Mya — about 58 occurrences463–447 Mya — about 120 occurrences447–430 Mya — about 34 occurrences430–414 Mya — about 23 occurrences414–397 Mya — about 34 occurrences397–381 Mya — about 286 occurrences381–364 Mya — about 22 occurrences364–348 Mya — about 16 occurrences348–331 Mya — about 42 occurrences331–315 Mya — about 67 occurrences315–298 Mya — about 201 occurrences298–281 Mya — about 45 occurrences281–265 Mya — about 103 occurrences265–248 Mya — about 141 occurrences248–232 Mya — about 151 occurrences232–215 Mya — about 43 occurrences215–199 Mya — about 71 occurrences199–182 Mya — about 106 occurrences182–166 Mya — about 121 occurrences166–149 Mya — about 368 occurrences149–132 Mya — about 63 occurrences132–116 Mya — about 44 occurrences116–99 Mya — about 86 occurrences99–83 Mya — about 101 occurrences83–66 Mya — about 566 occurrences66–50 Mya — about 314 occurrences50–33 Mya — about 492 occurrences33–17 Mya — about 414 occurrences17–0 Mya — about 808 occurrences477.1 Mya11.7 ka497 Mya0 Mya

4,940 occurrences of Nuculoidea on record, most of them in the Late Cretaceous. 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

4,940 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

1005 formations

Chari — 23.30°N, 69.97°EChari — 23.50°N, 70.50°EProvidence — 31.91°N, 86.17°WProvidence — 31.87°N, 86.08°WProvidence — 31.86°N, 85.95°WProvidence — 31.92°N, 85.82°WProvidence — 31.89°N, 85.70°WProvidence — 31.92°N, 85.35°WProvidence — 31.84°N, 85.22°WProvidence — 31.76°N, 85.13°WProvidence — 31.73°N, 85.12°WProvidence — 31.82°N, 84.97°WProvidence — 31.89°N, 85.21°WMoscow — 42.88°N, 78.42°WMoscow — 42.78°N, 77.89°WMoscow — 42.56°N, 74.58°WMoscow — 42.57°N, 74.54°WMoscow — 42.75°N, 77.01°WMoscow — 42.83°N, 75.78°WMoscow — 42.67°N, 76.73°WMoscow — 42.79°N, 76.15°WMoscow — 42.80°N, 76.09°WMoscow — 42.83°N, 75.99°WMoscow — 42.81°N, 75.91°WMoscow — 42.60°N, 75.34°WMoscow — 42.69°N, 75.60°WMoscow — 42.68°N, 75.46°WMoscow — 42.70°N, 75.43°WMoscow — 42.56°N, 75.05°WMoscow — 42.60°N, 74.95°WMoscow — 42.55°N, 74.82°WMoscow — 42.59°N, 74.96°WMoscow — 42.54°N, 74.87°WMoscow — 42.59°N, 74.68°WCassian — 46.68°N, 12.15°ECassian — 46.52°N, 11.96°ECassian — 46.52°N, 11.65°ECassian — 46.53°N, 11.92°ECassian — 46.47°N, 12.07°ECassian — 46.64°N, 12.20°ECassian — 46.55°N, 12.15°ECassian — 46.57°N, 11.94°ECassian — 46.51°N, 11.76°ECassian — 46.59°N, 12.26°EMoodys 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 — 31.55°N, 87.58°WMoodys Branch — 31.14°N, 87.94°WMoodys Branch — 32.70°N, 83.56°WMoodys Branch — 31.97°N, 88.53°WMoodys Branch — 32.17°N, 88.83°WMoodys Branch — 31.47°N, 93.57°WMoodys Branch — 31.66°N, 92.90°WMoodys Branch — 32.98°N, 90.30°WGraham — 33.02°N, 98.64°WGraham — 33.11°N, 98.59°WGraham — 32.96°N, 98.76°WGraham — 33.00°N, 98.67°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 — 33.13°N, 98.16°WGraham — 33.18°N, 98.12°WGraham — 33.22°N, 98.19°WGraham — 33.14°N, 99.18°WCook 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 — 32.00°N, 88.72°WCook Mountain — 32.32°N, 89.03°WCook Mountain — 32.36°N, 92.98°WCook Mountain — 30.36°N, 96.82°WCook Mountain — 27.51°N, 99.51°WCook Mountain — 32.32°N, 89.16°WCook Mountain — 32.10°N, 88.86°WCook Mountain — 30.11°N, 97.32°WCook Mountain — 31.03°N, 95.63°WCook Mountain — 31.12°N, 95.90°WCook Mountain — 30.01°N, 97.16°WCook Mountain — 30.62°N, 96.56°WCook Mountain — 31.20°N, 95.73°WCook Mountain — 29.95°N, 97.14°WCook Mountain — 30.63°N, 96.54°WCook Mountain — 31.11°N, 96.28°WCook Mountain — 30.07°N, 97.08°WGeneseo — 42.33°N, 74.45°WGeneseo — 42.67°N, 75.59°WGeneseo — 42.64°N, 76.17°WGeneseo — 42.61°N, 75.30°WGeneseo — 42.44°N, 74.54°WGeneseo — 42.67°N, 75.44°WGeneseo — 42.56°N, 74.85°WGeneseo — 42.48°N, 74.61°WGeneseo — 42.54°N, 75.21°WGeneseo — 42.62°N, 75.37°WGeneseo — 42.53°N, 74.93°WGeneseo — 42.50°N, 74.78°WGeneseo — 42.63°N, 75.46°WGeneseo — 42.65°N, 75.86°WGeneseo — 42.51°N, 74.68°WGeneseo — 42.50°N, 75.02°WGeneseo — 42.51°N, 75.05°WGeneseo — 42.64°N, 75.77°WGeneseo — 42.77°N, 75.77°WGeneseo — 42.39°N, 74.43°WSkaneateles — 42.90°N, 76.47°WSkaneateles — 42.86°N, 76.14°WSkaneateles — 42.93°N, 75.99°WSkaneateles — 42.86°N, 75.89°WSkaneateles — 42.90°N, 75.60°WSkaneateles — 42.93°N, 76.21°WSkaneateles — 42.79°N, 75.57°WSkaneateles — 42.88°N, 75.37°WSkaneateles — 42.85°N, 75.18°WSkaneateles — 42.88°N, 76.31°WSkaneateles — 42.88°N, 75.52°WWewoka — 35.04°N, 96.36°WPrairie Bluff — 34.63°N, 88.84°WPrairie Bluff — 34.51°N, 88.92°WPrairie Bluff — 34.25°N, 88.97°WPrairie Bluff — 33.90°N, 88.98°WPrairie Bluff — 33.50°N, 88.81°WPrairie Bluff — 33.38°N, 88.74°WPrairie Bluff — 33.07°N, 88.61°WPrairie Bluff — 33.05°N, 88.56°WPrairie Bluff — 32.90°N, 88.46°WPrairie Bluff — 34.48°N, 88.98°WPrairie Bluff — 32.67°N, 88.26°WPrairie Bluff — 32.74°N, 88.36°WPrairie Bluff — 32.61°N, 88.24°WPrairie Bluff — 32.43°N, 88.04°WPrairie Bluff — 32.23°N, 87.50°WPrairie Bluff — 32.14°N, 87.42°WPrairie Bluff — 32.05°N, 86.99°WPrairie Bluff — 32.05°N, 86.81°WPrairie Bluff — 32.04°N, 86.79°WPrairie Bluff — 31.97°N, 86.72°WPrairie Bluff — 31.98°N, 86.00°WPhosphoria — 42.97°N, 106.78°WPhosphoria — 39.60°N, 110.82°WPhosphoria — 47.06°N, 109.43°WPhosphoria — 44.00°N, 114.00°WPhosphoria — 42.32°N, 111.24°WPhosphoria — 45.03°N, 112.92°WPhosphoria — 42.09°N, 110.93°WPhosphoria — 42.35°N, 110.44°WPhosphoria — 43.35°N, 109.40°WPhosphoria — 42.53°N, 111.24°WPhosphoria — 44.58°N, 112.79°WPhosphoria — 42.12°N, 111.26°WPhosphoria — 42.78°N, 111.31°WPhosphoria — 45.03°N, 112.68°WPhosphoria — 42.95°N, 109.00°WPhosphoria — 42.69°N, 111.53°WPhosphoria — 42.01°N, 110.59°WPhosphoria — 42.26°N, 111.01°WPhosphoria — 43.19°N, 109.16°WPhosphoria — 42.67°N, 108.68°WLisbon — 31.53°N, 87.60°WLisbon — 31.84°N, 88.25°WLisbon — 31.50°N, 87.80°WLisbon — 31.76°N, 88.10°WLisbon — 31.87°N, 88.32°WLisbon — 31.32°N, 86.73°WLisbon — 31.51°N, 87.89°WLisbon — 31.54°N, 87.52°WLisbon — 31.82°N, 88.24°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 — 42.78°N, 76.99°WLudlowville — 42.94°N, 78.13°WLudlowville — 42.84°N, 77.90°WLudlowville — 42.70°N, 76.75°WLudlowville — 42.83°N, 76.50°WLudlowville — 42.86°N, 76.35°WLudlowville — 42.93°N, 76.22°WLudlowville — 42.95°N, 76.02°WLudlowville — 42.93°N, 76.00°WLudlowville — 42.85°N, 78.37°WLudlowville — 43.00°N, 79.00°WLudlowville — 42.86°N, 76.51°WLudlowville — 42.84°N, 76.33°WLudlowville — 42.79°N, 75.56°WLudlowville — 42.81°N, 75.54°WLudlowville — 42.87°N, 75.71°WCorsicana Marl — 33.53°N, 94.51°WCorsicana Marl — 33.51°N, 94.67°WCorsicana Marl — 33.15°N, 96.04°WCorsicana Marl — 32.88°N, 96.20°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 — 31.40°N, 96.73°WCorsicana Marl — 30.37°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 — 30.20°N, 97.62°WCorsicana Marl — 29.95°N, 97.71°WCorsicana Marl — 29.83°N, 97.84°WCorsicana Marl — 29.63°N, 98.04°WCorsicana Marl — 29.49°N, 98.19°WCorsicana Marl — 31.30°N, 96.90°WGosport Sand — 31.52°N, 87.90°WGosport Sand — 31.54°N, 87.52°WGosport Sand — 32.68°N, 83.42°WGosport Sand — 31.50°N, 87.80°WGosport Sand — 31.57°N, 87.58°WGosport Sand — 31.53°N, 87.57°WGosport Sand — 31.13°N, 87.93°WAstoria — 46.19°N, 123.83°WAstoria — 44.73°N, 124.06°WAstoria — 44.65°N, 124.06°WAstoria — 43.40°N, 124.28°WAstoria — 45.22°N, 123.97°WHinoshima — 32.47°N, 130.47°EHinoshima — 32.39°N, 130.40°ELoray — 39.01°N, 114.88°WLoray — 39.20°N, 114.98°WLoray — 39.65°N, 115.32°WLoray — 39.48°N, 115.12°WLoray — 40.02°N, 115.37°WSevern — 38.80°N, 77.00°WSevern — 38.89°N, 76.85°WSevern — 38.92°N, 76.85°WKincaid — 31.28°N, 96.98°WKincaid — 30.80°N, 96.95°WKincaid — 30.33°N, 97.37°WKincaid — 31.17°N, 96.83°WKincaid — 30.00°N, 97.60°WKincaid — 30.08°N, 97.50°WKincaid — 30.11°N, 97.32°WKincaid — 31.22°N, 96.91°WKincaid — 31.29°N, 96.72°WShoal River — 30.72°N, 86.12°WShoal River — 30.72°N, 86.04°WShoal River — 30.65°N, 86.04°WShoal River — 30.69°N, 86.65°WKeasey — 46.00°N, 123.26°WKeasey — 45.90°N, 123.15°WKeasey — 45.88°N, 123.26°WKeasey — 45.75°N, 123.25°WKeasey — 46.58°N, 123.61°WKeasey — 45.85°N, 123.20°WKeasey — 45.72°N, 123.20°WKeasey — 45.74°N, 123.27°WByram — 32.01°N, 89.38°WByram — 32.18°N, 90.25°WByram — 32.41°N, 90.84°W

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The named rock units Nuculoidea has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 981 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 769 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Nuculoidea and its relatives

Late Cretaceous

Where Nuculoidea and its relatives were recorded in the Late Cretaceous.

Found in the same rock

1,830 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 1,578 sites for Nuculoidea, and this reads 240 of them. 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

1,008 references

Each of the 4,940 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. 996 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 Nuculoidea

Credit
G.-U. Tolkiehn
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
Commercial use
the licence allows it

No 3D scan was found. Smithsonian Open Access, MorphoSource and Sketchfab were all searched.

The description on this site

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CC BY-SA 4.0

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. Gray 1824