Ennucula dilecta (E. A. Smith, 1891)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ennucula dilecta (E. A. Smith, 1891)
- Name authority
- (E. A. Smith, 1891)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Nuculida
- Family
- Nuculidae
- Genus
- Ennucula
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classBivalvia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassProtobranchia Pelseneer, 1889
- orderNuculida Dall, 1889
- superfamilyNuculoidea J. E. Gray, 1824
- familyNuculidae J. E. Gray, 1824
- genusEnnucula Iredale, 1931
- speciesEnnucula dilecta (E. A. Smith, 1891)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ennucula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ennucula astricta Iredale, 1931 | NuculidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ennucula cardara (Dall, 1916) | NuculidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ennucula corticata (Møller, 1842) | NuculidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ennucula decipiens (R. A. Philippi, 1844) | NuculidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ennucula delphinodonta (Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842) | NuculidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ennucula linki (Dall, 1916) | NuculidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ennucula mirifica (Dall, 1907) | NuculidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ennucula oliva Kilburn, 1999 | NuculidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ennucula pachydonta (Prashad, 1932) | NuculidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ennucula panamina (Dall, 1908) | NuculidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ennucula siberutensis (Thiele, 1931) | NuculidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ennucula similis (Rhind & J. A. Allen, 1992) | NuculidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pronucula flindersi Cotton, 1930 Cotton, 1930 | synonym |
| Nucula (Pronucula) flindersi (Cotton, 1930) (Cotton, 1930) | synonym |
| Nucula dilecta E. A. Smith, 1891 E. A. Smith, 1891 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=506598 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39W5Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.