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Nuculanidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 (1854)
205 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205)
accepted
Family
Ledidae Gray, 1854 (synonym)
Subfamily Ledellinae Allen & H. L. Sanders, 1982
Subfamily Bathyspinulinae Coan & Valentich-Scott, 1997 accepted as Ledellinae Allen & H. L. Sanders, 1982
Genus Eptoleda Iredale, 1939 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807
Genus Exocholeda Iredale, 1939 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807
Genus Ledaspina Marwick, 1931 † accepted as Ledella Verrill & Bush, 1897 (synonym)
Genus Scissuladrana Petuch, 1987 accepted as Adrana H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 (synonym)
Genus Tenuileda Habe, 1977 accepted as Propeleda (Tenuileda) Habe, 1971 represented as Propeleda Iredale, 1924
» Genus Bathyspinula Allen & H. L. Sanders, 1982
» Genus Ledella Verrill & Bush, 1897
» Genus Ledellina Filatova & Schileyko, 1984
» Genus Amphilata Filatova & Schileyko, 1984 accepted as Ledella Verrill & Bush, 1897 (synonym)
» Genus Comitileda Iredale, 1924 accepted as Ledella Verrill & Bush, 1897 (synonym)
» Genus Intercalaria Filatova & Schileyko, 1984 accepted as Parayoldiella (Intercalaria) Filatova & Schileyko, 1984 represented as Parayoldiella Filatova, 1971
» Genus Junonia Seguenza, 1877 accepted as Ledella Verrill & Bush, 1897 (Invalid: junior homonym of Junonia Hübner, 1819 [Lepidoptera])
» Genus Magaleda Iredale, 1929 accepted as Ledella Verrill & Bush, 1897 (synonym)
» Genus Prashadia Filatova & Schileyko, 1984 accepted as Ledella Verrill & Bush, 1897 (synonym)
» Genus Zealeda Marwick, 1924 † accepted as Ledella Verrill & Bush, 1897 (synonym)
Subfamily Nuculaninae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 (1854)» Genus Ledella Verrill & Bush, 1897
» Genus Ledellina Filatova & Schileyko, 1984
» Genus Amphilata Filatova & Schileyko, 1984 accepted as Ledella Verrill & Bush, 1897 (synonym)
» Genus Comitileda Iredale, 1924 accepted as Ledella Verrill & Bush, 1897 (synonym)
» Genus Intercalaria Filatova & Schileyko, 1984 accepted as Parayoldiella (Intercalaria) Filatova & Schileyko, 1984 represented as Parayoldiella Filatova, 1971
» Genus Junonia Seguenza, 1877 accepted as Ledella Verrill & Bush, 1897 (Invalid: junior homonym of Junonia Hübner, 1819 [Lepidoptera])
» Genus Magaleda Iredale, 1929 accepted as Ledella Verrill & Bush, 1897 (synonym)
» Genus Prashadia Filatova & Schileyko, 1984 accepted as Ledella Verrill & Bush, 1897 (synonym)
» Genus Zealeda Marwick, 1924 † accepted as Ledella Verrill & Bush, 1897 (synonym)
» Genus Costatoleda Telegdi-Roth, 1914
» Genus Ezonuculana Nagao, 1938 †
» Genus Jupiteria Bellardi, 1875
» Genus Lembulus Risso, 1826
» Genus Meganuculana Amano & Jenkins, 2017 †
» Genus Nuculana Link, 1807
» Genus Saccella Woodring, 1925
» Genus Kamaleda Iredale, 1939 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807 (synonym)
» Genus Laeda accepted as Leda Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807 (incorrect subsequent spelling of Leda)
» Genus Leda Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807 (synonym)
» Genus Ledina Sacco, 1898 accepted as Saccella Woodring, 1925 (preoccupied by Ledina Dall, 1898 [November])
» Genus Politoleda Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1940 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807
» Genus Scaeoleda Iredale, 1929 accepted as Saccella Woodring, 1925 (synonym)
» Genus Sinoleda F.-S. Xu, 1984 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807 (synonym)
» Genus Teretileda Iredale, 1929 accepted as Jupiteria Bellardi, 1875
» Genus Thestyleda Iredale, 1929 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807 (synonym)
» Genus Zygonoleda Iredale, 1939 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807 (synonym)
Subfamily Parayoldiellinae Filatova & Schileyko, 1984» Genus Ezonuculana Nagao, 1938 †
» Genus Jupiteria Bellardi, 1875
» Genus Lembulus Risso, 1826
» Genus Meganuculana Amano & Jenkins, 2017 †
» Genus Nuculana Link, 1807
» Genus Saccella Woodring, 1925
» Genus Kamaleda Iredale, 1939 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807 (synonym)
» Genus Laeda accepted as Leda Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807 (incorrect subsequent spelling of Leda)
» Genus Leda Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807 (synonym)
» Genus Ledina Sacco, 1898 accepted as Saccella Woodring, 1925 (preoccupied by Ledina Dall, 1898 [November])
» Genus Politoleda Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1940 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807
» Genus Scaeoleda Iredale, 1929 accepted as Saccella Woodring, 1925 (synonym)
» Genus Sinoleda F.-S. Xu, 1984 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807 (synonym)
» Genus Teretileda Iredale, 1929 accepted as Jupiteria Bellardi, 1875
» Genus Thestyleda Iredale, 1929 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807 (synonym)
» Genus Zygonoleda Iredale, 1939 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807 (synonym)
» Genus Parayoldiella Filatova, 1971
Subfamily Poroledinae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979 » Genus Lamellileda Cotton, 1930
» Genus Poroleda Hutton, 1893
» Genus Propeleda Iredale, 1924
» Genus Robaia Habe, 1958
Genus Pseudoportlandia Woodring, 1925 †» Genus Poroleda Hutton, 1893
» Genus Propeleda Iredale, 1924
» Genus Robaia Habe, 1958
Subfamily Bathyspinulinae Coan & Valentich-Scott, 1997 accepted as Ledellinae Allen & H. L. Sanders, 1982
Genus Eptoleda Iredale, 1939 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807
Genus Exocholeda Iredale, 1939 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807
Genus Ledaspina Marwick, 1931 † accepted as Ledella Verrill & Bush, 1897 (synonym)
Genus Scissuladrana Petuch, 1987 accepted as Adrana H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 (synonym)
Genus Tenuileda Habe, 1977 accepted as Propeleda (Tenuileda) Habe, 1971 represented as Propeleda Iredale, 1924
marine
Not documented
Nomenclature Family names cited with two dates (the second one in parentheses) are those ruled by Article 40(2) of ICZN. "If ... a...
Nomenclature Family names cited with two dates (the second one in parentheses) are those ruled by Article 40(2) of ICZN. "If ... a family-group name was replaced before 1961 because of the synonymy of the type genus, the replacement name is to be maintained if it is in prevailing usage. A name maintained by virtue of this Article retains its own author [and date, the first date cited] but takes the priority of the replaced name [the date cited in parentheses, here alluding to Ledidae Gray, 1854] [details]
MolluscaBase (2018). Nuculanidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 (1854). Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205 on 2020-07-13
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basis of record
Bieler R., Carter J.G. & Coan E.V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, <i>in</i>: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. <i>Malacologia</i> 52(2): 1-184. [details]
redescription 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. [details]
redescription Mikkelsen P.M. & Bieler R. (2007). <i>Seashells of Southern Florida. Living marine mollusks of the Florida Keys and adjacent regions. Bivalves.</i> Princeton: Princeton University Press. 503 pp. [publisher's copyright date given as "2008"]. [details]
redescription 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. [details]
redescription Mikkelsen P.M. & Bieler R. (2007). <i>Seashells of Southern Florida. Living marine mollusks of the Florida Keys and adjacent regions. Bivalves.</i> Princeton: Princeton University Press. 503 pp. [publisher's copyright date given as "2008"]. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Family names cited with two dates (the second one in parentheses) are those ruled by Article 40(2) of ICZN. "If ... a family-group name was replaced before 1961 because of the synonymy of the type genus, the replacement name is to be maintained if it is in prevailing usage. A name maintained by virtue of this Article retains its own author [and date, the first date cited] but takes the priority of the replaced name [the date cited in parentheses, here alluding to Ledidae Gray, 1854] [details]
