WoRMS taxon details
Nuculaninae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 (1854)
510730 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:510730)
accepted
Subfamily
- Genus Adrana H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
- Genus Costatoleda Telegdi-Roth, 1914
- Genus Jupiteria Bellardi, 1875
- Genus Lembulus Risso, 1826
- Genus Meganuculana Amano & R. G. Jenkins, 2017 †
- Genus Nuculana Link, 1807
- Genus Politoleda Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1940
- Genus Praesaccella L. R. Cox, 1940 †
- Genus Propeleda Iredale, 1924
- Genus Saccella Woodring, 1925
- Genus Kamaleda Iredale, 1939 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- 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 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Genus Scaeoleda Iredale, 1929 accepted as Saccella Woodring, 1925 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Sinoleda F.-S. Xu, 1984 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Tenuileda T. Habe, 1977 accepted as Propeleda (Tenuileda) T. Habe, 1977 represented as Propeleda Iredale, 1924
- Genus Teretileda Iredale, 1929 accepted as Jupiteria Bellardi, 1875
- Genus Thestyleda Iredale, 1929 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Zygonoleda Iredale, 1939 accepted as Nuculana Link, 1807 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): 2: 660 [details]
page(s): 2: 660 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Nuculaninae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 (1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=510730 on 2026-01-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): 2: 660 [details]
basis of record Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 55 [details]
page(s): 2: 660 [details]
basis of record Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 55 [details]
Taxonomy
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]
Other
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]
