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Bivalvia: : Nuculanoidea: Nuculanidae

Nuculana pernula (Müller, 1779)


Range: 82°N to 42°N; 52°W to 0°W
Depth: 18 to 218 m (live 30 to 80 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 22  mm

Synonymy

Arca pernula Müller, 1779
Leda rostrata Bruguière, 1789
Nucula oblonga Brown, 1827
Nucula obsoleta Brown, 1827
Nucula jacksonii Gould, 1841
Leda brevis Möller, 1842
Leda buccata Möller, 1842
Leda laevior Möller, 1842
Leda macilenta Möller, 1842
Leda fossa Baird, 1863
Leda foveata Carpenter, 1865
Nuculana arcuata Mörch, 1869
Leda falcula Jeffreys, 1877
Leda pernuloides Dunker, 1882
Leda costigera Leche, 1883
Leda lamellosa Leche, 1883
Leda radiata Krause, 1885
Leda amblia Dall, 1905
Leda curtulosa Dall, 1916
Leda sculpta Dall, 1916
Leda vaginata Dall, 1916
Leda sadoensis Yokoyama, 1926
Leda elongata Derjugin, 1928
Leda arctica Mesiatsev, 1931
Leda borealis Metsiatsev, 1931
Leda marisalbae Metsiatsev, 1931

Details


Arca pernula Müller, 1779,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 82°N to 42°N; 30.5°W
Depth: 30 to 80 m (live 30 to 80 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 17.6 mm
Distribution: Greenland: North Greenland, East Greenland
References: Schiötte (1989) DdLlNEM

Leda amblia Dall, 1905, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Leda arctica Mesiatsev, 1931, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Nuculana pernula var. arcuata Mörch, 1869b, p. 28, not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Bellsound, Spitzberg, 150 brasses

Leda borealis Metsiatsev, 1931, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Leda buccata var. brevis Möller, 1842a, p. 90
[Synonym]
Type Locality: [Godthaab, West] Greenland [see Schiötte & Warén (1992)]
Range: 64°N ; 52°W
Depth: 55 to 218 m
Maximum Reported Size: 11 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland
References: Schiötte & Warén (1992) DdNSEWM; Coan et al. (2000) s

Leda buccata Möller, 1842a, p. 90
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Steenstrup MS
Type Locality: [West] Greenland
Range: 68°N to 80°N
Depth: 55 to 218 m
Maximum Reported Size: 22 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland
References: Schiötte & Warén (1992) DdM; Coan et al. (2000) s

Leda costigera Leche, 1883, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Beck MS
Range: 77°N to 60°N; 9°W
References: Ockelmann (1959) NSE; Bernard (1983) s

Leda curtulosa Dall, 1916, 
[Synonym]

Leda elongata Derjugin, 1928, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Leda falcula Jeffreys, 1877, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Leda fossa Baird, 1863, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Leda foveata Carpenter, 1865, 
[Not available]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s
Comments: Nude name.

Nucula jacksonii Gould, 1841, 
[Synonym]
Range: 52°N to 60°N
Depth: 18 to 146 m
References: Mikkelsen (2005, 26 Oct.) s

Leda buccata var. laevior Möller, 1842a, p. 90
[Synonym]
Type Locality: [West] Greenland
Depth: 55 to 218 m
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland
References: Schiötte & Warén (1992) Dd; Coan, Scott & Bernard (2002) s

Leda lamellosa Leche, 1883, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s

Leda macilenta Möller, 1842a, p. 90
[Synonym]
Type Locality: [Godthaab, West] Greenland [see Schiötte & Warén (1992)]
Range: 64°N ; 52°W
Maximum Reported Size: 11 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland
References: Schiötte & Warén (1992) NSEWMs

Leda marisalbae Metsiatsev, 1931, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Nucula oblonga Brown, 1827, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s
Comments: Non Sowerby, 1823.

Nucula obsoleta Brown, 1827, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s

Nuculana pennula sic, 
[Not available]
References: Bernard (1983) s
Comments: Error for pernula.

Leda permula sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Error for pernula by Matthew (1874: 40).

Leda pernuloides Dunker, 1882, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s

Leda radiata Krause, 1885, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Leda rostrata Bruguière, 1789, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Chemnitz; Schumacher, 1817
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Leda sadoensis Yokoyama, 1926, 
[Synonym]

Leda sculpta Dall, 1916, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Leda vaginata Dall, 1916, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s


Partial List of References

Möller, H. P. C. 1842. Index molluscorum Groenlandiae Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift 4 76-97.
Mörch, O. A. L. 1869. Catalogue des Mollusques du Spitzberg recueillis par le Dr. H. Kroyer pendant le voyage de la corvette la Recherche en juin 1838 Mémoires de la Société Malacologique de Belgique 4 7-32.

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