Praenuculidae
Recorded as extinct.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Bivalvia |
| Order | Nuculida |
| Family | Praenuculidae |
| Published in | McAlester, A. L. (1969). Superfamily Nuculacea [diagnosis] and Family Praenuculidae. In R. C. Moore, ed., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part N. Mollusca 6, Bivalvia, Vol. 1–2. Geological Society of America & University of Kansas. Boulder & Lawr |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 17 |
| Species records held | 20 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 79 |
| GBIF key | 4305290 |
Genera in Praenuculidae
- Deceptrix — 4 species: Deceptrix banksi, Deceptrix carinata, Deceptrix guangxiensis, Deceptrix hunanensis
- Praenucula — 3 species: Praenucula abrupta, Praenucula faba, Praenucula pojetai
- Bicrenucula — 1 species: Bicrenucula elegans
- Cardiolaria — 1 species: Cardiolaria barrandei
- Concavodonta — 1 species: Concavodonta ovalis
- Cuyopsis — 1 species: Cuyopsis symmetricus
- Fidera — 1 species: Fidera maryae
- Hemiconcavodonta — 1 species: Hemiconcavodonta minuta
- Nuculodonta — 1 species: Nuculodonta gotlandica
- Palaeoconcha — 1 species: Palaeoconcha faberi
- Pseudonucula — 1 species: Pseudonucula bradshawensis
- Similodonta — 1 species: Similodonta spjeldnaesi
- Tironucula — 1 species: Tironucula jugata
- Trigonoconcha — 1 species: Trigonoconcha acuta
- Villicumia — 1 species: Villicumia canteraensis
- Eritropis
- Homilodonta
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.