Saccella elenensis Sowerby I 1833

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Alternative combinations: Leda elenensis, Nuculana (Jupiteria) elenensis

Synonyms: Leda acapulcensis Pilsbry and Lowe 1932, Saccella acapulcensis Pilsbry and Lowe 1932

Belongs to Saccella according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Coan et al. 2000 and Woodring 1973

Sister taxa: Nuculana (Saccella) alaeformis, Nuculana (Saccella) andrewi, Nuculana (Saccella) arowhana, Nuculana (Saccella) bolivarensis, Nuculana (Saccella) cahillensis, Nuculana (Saccella) chaneyi, Nuculana (Saccella) chehalisensis, Nuculana (Saccella) costulata, Nuculana (Saccella) crassatelloides, Nuculana (Saccella) denominata, Nuculana (Saccella) fabata, Nuculana (Saccella) furlongi, Nuculana (Saccella) gabbii, Nuculana (Saccella) galeottiana, Nuculana (Saccella) gnomon, Nuculana (Saccella) gracillima, Nuculana (Saccella) hamata, Nuculana (Saccella) hondana, Nuculana (Saccella) karlmartini, Nuculana (Saccella) markleyensis, Nuculana (Saccella) merriami, Nuculana (Saccella) nolfi, Nuculana (Saccella) ochsneri, Nuculana (Saccella) packardi, Nuculana (Saccella) pakistanica, Nuculana (Saccella) parva, Nuculana (Saccella) pseudoscissurata, Nuculana (Saccella) pulchrisinuosa, Nuculana (Saccella) punjabensis, Nuculana (Saccella) rakhiensis, Nuculana (Saccella) ramonensis, Nuculana (Saccella) semibistriata, Nuculana (Saccella) silvestris, Nuculana (Saccella) soriensis, Nuculana (Saccella) striata, Nuculana (Saccella) taylorensis, Nuculana (Saccella) umboniinflata, Nuculana (Saccella) waikohuensis, Nuculana (Saccella) washingtonensis, Saccella acrita, Saccella acuminata, Saccella acuticauda, Saccella amelga, Saccella balboae, Saccella calkinsi, Saccella canonica, Saccella catasarca, Saccella charanica, Saccella chiriquiana, Saccella davidana, Saccella davilae, Saccella eburnea, Saccella fabalis, Saccella fastigata, Saccella fontinalis, Saccella hindsii, Saccella hokkaidoensis, Saccella incognita, Saccella laeviradius, Saccella maxwelli, Saccella miradorana, Saccella orcutti, Saccella ornata, Saccella packardi, Saccella parva, Saccella peltella, Saccella peruviana, Saccella phlyctaena, Saccella quercollis, Saccella semiteres, Saccella subcerata, Saccella taphria, Saccella tenellula, Saccella uvasana, Saccella vagans, Saccella vulgaris, Saccella westendorpi, Sacella atakta

Distribution: found only at Current/wave winnowed sb facies (Punta Ballena Member) (Quaternary of Ecuador)

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