MolluscaBase - Nipponothracia Kanie & Sakai, 1997 †

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Nipponothracia Kanie & Sakai, 1997 †

AphiaID

1759782 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1759782)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Thracidora gigantea Shikama, 1968 † accepted as Nipponothracia gigantea (Shikama, 1968) † (type by original designation)

Parent

Lucinidae incertae sedis

Original name

Nipponothracia Kanie & Sakai, 1997 †

Direct children (3)

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Species Nipponothracia gigantea (Shikama, 1968) †
Species Nipponothracia lomitensis (Olsson, 1931) †
Species Nipponothracia ponbetsunsis Kanie & Sakai, 1997 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Kanie, Y. & Sakai, T. (1997). Chemosynthetic thraciid bivalve Nipponothracia, gen. nov. from the Lower Cretaceous and Middle Miocene mudstones in Japan. Venus. 56(3): 205-220. [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nipponothracia Kanie & Sakai, 1997 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1759782 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2024-07-07 15:46:33Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2024-07-14 14:25:38Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Kanie, Y. & Sakai, T. (1997). Chemosynthetic thraciid bivalve Nipponothracia, gen. nov. from the Lower Cretaceous and Middle Miocene mudstones in Japan. Venus. 56(3): 205-220. [details] Available for editors

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