DSG - Nuculana sp. A

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Nuculana sp. A MBARI 2004 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Mollusca (phylum) Bivalvia (class) Protobranchia (subclass) Nuculanida (order) Nuculoidea (superfamily) Nuculanidae (family) Nuculaninae (subfamily) Nuculana (genus) Nuculana sp. A (species) Description General: Benthic, infaunal. Size: to 16 mm. General: Smooth sculpture, broad truncated rostrum (not recurved). Dull olive periostracum; not dehiscent. Deep, wide lunule with keel. Deep, wide escutcheon. Geographic Information Additional Information Consulting taxonomist: Linda Kuhnz (MBARI), Paul Valentich Scott (Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History), Kelvin Barwick (Orange County Sanitation District). References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Nuculana sp. A Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Nuculana%20sp.%20A. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-25.
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