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Bivalvia Nuculoida Nuculidae 

Nucula praetenta Iredale, 1924

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Nucula umbonata Smith, 1891
   Nucula praetenta Iredale, 1924

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales

Keywords

depth: continental shelf 
depth: continental slope [ dredged to 225 metres {LAMPRELL1998A} ]

References

 Bergmans, W. 1978. p.689 [taxonomy, ecology, distribution]  General reference
 Bergmans, W. 1978. p.689 Synonomy
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.32 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Protobranchia
              Nuculoida
                Nuculoidea
                  Nuculidae J.E. Gray, 1824
                    Nuculinae J.E. Gray, 1824
                      Nucula Lamarck, 1799
                        Nucula praetenta Iredale, 1924

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=18713) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-07-30.