NARMS taxon details
Nucula Lamarck, 1799
138262 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138262)
accepted
Genus
Arca nucleus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Nucula nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by monotypy)
Deminucula Iredale, 1931 · unaccepted (synonym)
Nucula (Deminucula) Iredale, 1931 · alternative representation
Nucula (Nucula) Lamarck, 1799 · alternative representation
- Species Nucula atacellana Schenck, 1939
- Species Nucula callicredemna Dall, 1890
- Species Nucula hanleyi Winckworth, 1931
- Species Nucula nitidosa Winckworth, 1930
- Species Nucula nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Nucula proxima Say, 1822
- Species Nucula sulcata Bronn, 1831
- Species Nucula tumidula Malm, 1861
- Species Nucula aegeensis Forbes, 1844 accepted as Ennucula aegeensis (Forbes, 1844)
- Species Nucula amygdalea Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Yoldia hyperborea (A. Gould, 1841)
- Species Nucula arctica J. E. Gray, 1824 accepted as Portlandia arctica (J. E. Gray, 1824) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nucula aureliae Métivier, 1982 accepted as Nucula callicredemna Dall, 1890
- Species Nucula bellotii A. Adams, 1856 accepted as Ennucula tenuis (Montagu, 1808)
- Species Nucula bicarinata Borson, 1823 accepted as Lembulus pella (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Nucula bicornis Gofas & C. Salas, 1996 accepted as Condylonucula bicornis (Gofas & C. Salas, 1996)
- Species Nucula bicuspidata A. Gould, 1845 accepted as Lembulus bicuspidatus (A. Gould, 1845)
- Species Nucula bushae Dollfus, 1898 accepted as Ennucula corbuloides (G. Seguenza, 1877)
- Species Nucula bushi Dollfus, 1898 accepted as Nucula bushae Dollfus, 1898 accepted as Ennucula corbuloides (G. Seguenza, 1877) (wrong gender agreement of specific epithet (Bush is a woman))
- Species Nucula cancellata Jeffreys, 1882 accepted as Nucula atacellana Schenck, 1939 (invalid: junior homonym of Nucula cancellata Meek & Hayden, 1856; Nucula (Nucula) atacellana Schenck, 1939 is a replacement name)
- Species Nucula commutata R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Saccella commutata (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nucula compta A. Gould, 1834 accepted as Nucula sulcata Bronn, 1831 (synonym)
- Species Nucula convexa Jeffreys, 1879 accepted as Ennucula aegeensis (Forbes, 1844)
- Species Nucula corbuloides G. Seguenza, 1877 accepted as Ennucula corbuloides (G. Seguenza, 1877)
- Species Nucula corticata Møller, 1842 accepted as Ennucula corticata (Møller, 1842)
- Species Nucula decipiens R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Ennucula decipiens (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nucula decussata G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Nucula sulcata Bronn, 1831
- Species Nucula delphinodonta Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842 accepted as Ennucula delphinodonta (Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842)
- Species Nucula emarginata Lamarck, 1819 † accepted as Lembulus pella (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Nucula excisa R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Bathyspinula excisa (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nucula fabula G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Lembulus pella (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Nucula granulosa A. E. Verrill, 1884 accepted as Ennucula granulosa (A. E. Verrill, 1884)
- Species Nucula guineensis Thiele, 1931 accepted as Brevinucula verrillii (Dall, 1886)
- Species Nucula largillierti R. A. Philippi, 1851 accepted as Lembulus bicuspidatus (A. Gould, 1845) (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid; not d'Orbigny, 1843)
- Species Nucula lenticula Møller, 1842 accepted as Yoldiella lenticula (Møller, 1842) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nucula macandrewi [sic] accepted as Ennucula aegeensis (Forbes, 1844) (synonym and misspelling)
- Species Nucula moorei Winckworth, 1931 accepted as Nucula nitidosa Winckworth, 1930
- Species Nucula nitida G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Nucula nitidosa Winckworth, 1930 (invalid: secondary junior homonym of Arca nitida Brocchi, 1814; Nucula nitidosa is a replacement name)
- Species Nucula nucleata Locard, 1886 accepted as Nucula nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Nucula obliterata Dall, 1881 sensu Knudsen, 1970 accepted as Nucula callicredemna Dall, 1890 (misapplication)
- Species Nucula perminima Monterosato, 1875 accepted as Austronucula perminima (Monterosato, 1875)
- Species Nucula philippiana Nyst, 1845 accepted as Yoldiella philippiana (Nyst, 1845) (original combination)
- Species Nucula polii R. A. Philippi, 1836 accepted as Nucula sulcata Bronn, 1831 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nucula pumila Sars, 1851 accepted as Nucula tumidula Malm, 1861
- Species Nucula radiata Hanley, 1849 accepted as Nucula hanleyi Winckworth, 1931 (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula radiata De Kay, 1843; N. hanleyi is a replacement name)
- Species Nucula recondita Gofas & C. Salas, 1996 accepted as Austronucula perminima (Monterosato, 1875) (junior synonym)
- Species Nucula reticulata Jeffreys, 1876 accepted as Nucula atacellana Schenck, 1939 (invalid: junior homonym of Nucula reticulata Hinds, 1843; Nucula cancellata Jeffreys, 1882 and Nucula (Nucula) atacellana Schenck, 1939 are replacement names)
- Species Nucula rugosa Ponzi, 1872 accepted as Nucula sulcata Bronn, 1831 (synonym)
- Species Nucula subovata A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898 accepted as Ennucula corbuloides (G. Seguenza, 1877) (invalid: junior homonym of Nucula subovata d'Orbigny, 1850)
- Species Nucula tenuis (Montagu, 1808) accepted as Ennucula tenuis (Montagu, 1808)
- Species Nucula tenuis R. A. Philippi, 1836 † accepted as Yoldiella philippiana (Nyst, 1845) (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior secondary homonym of Nucula tenuis (Montagu, 1808); Nucula philippiana is a replacement name)
- Species Nucula trigona A. E. Verrill, 1885 accepted as Brevinucula verrillii (Dall, 1886) (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Nucula trigona Bronn, 1849 and of Nucula trigona Seguenza, 1877)
- Species Nucula triquetra Ponzi, 1872 accepted as Nucula sulcata Bronn, 1831
- Species Nucula umbonata G. Seguenza, 1876 accepted as Nucula tumidula Malm, 1861
- Subgenus Nucula (Deminucula) Iredale, 1931 represented as Nucula Lamarck, 1799
- Species Nucula (Deminucula) atacellana Schenck, 1939 represented as Nucula atacellana Schenck, 1939
- Subgenus Nucula (Nucula) Lamarck, 1799 represented as Nucula Lamarck, 1799
- Species Nucula (Nucula) atacellana Schenck, 1939 accepted as Nucula atacellana Schenck, 1939 (basionym)
- Species Nucula (Nucula) aureliae Métivier, 1982 accepted as Nucula callicredemna Dall, 1890
- Species Nucula (Nucula) callicredemna Dall, 1890 represented as Nucula callicredemna Dall, 1890
- Species Nucula acuminata Eichwald, 1830 (uncertain)
- Species Nucula turgida A. Gould, 1846 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine
Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 1: 63-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626
page(s): 87 [details]
page(s): 87 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Nucula Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138262 on 2025-04-01
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Nucula Lamarck, 1799. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138262 on 2025-04-01
Date
action
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original description
Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 1: 63-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626
page(s): 87 [details]
original description (of Deminucula Iredale, 1931) Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. No I. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 201-235, pls. 22-25. [21 June 1931]., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20220630140205/https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17196/725_complete.pdf
page(s): 202, 231 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [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]
page(s): 87 [details]
original description (of Deminucula Iredale, 1931) Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. No I. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 201-235, pls. 22-25. [21 June 1931]., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20220630140205/https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17196/725_complete.pdf
page(s): 202, 231 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [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]




To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Deminucula) (from synonym Deminucula Iredale, 1931)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nucula)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Deminucula Iredale, 1931)
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits) (from synonym Nucula (Nucula) Lamarck, 1799)
To The Arctic Traits Database (14 traits)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nucula)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Deminucula Iredale, 1931)
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits) (from synonym Nucula (Nucula) Lamarck, 1799)
To The Arctic Traits Database (14 traits)
To ITIS