Saccella

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Saccella
Saccella illirica (MNHN-IM-2012-18897) 001.jpeg
Shell of Saccella illirica (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Nuculanida
Superfamily: Nuculanoidea
Family: Nuculanidae
Genus: Saccella
Woodring, 1925
Type species
Arca fragilis
Deshayes, 1858
Synonyms
  • Jupiteria (Saccella)Woodring, 1925
  • Leda (Ledina)Sacco, 1898 (invalid: junior homonym of Ledina...)
  • Leda (Saccella)Woodring, 1925
  • Nuculana (Saccella)Woodring, 1925· unaccepted
  • Nuculana (Scaeoleda)Iredale, 1929 (junior synonym)
  • ScaeoledaIredale, 1929

Saccella is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Nuculanidae. [1]

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Species

Synonyms

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Saccella Woodring, 1925. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=236687 on 2022-04-27

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