†Ledina duttonae Vokes 1939 (pointed nut clam)
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Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Alternative combination: Jupiteria (Ledina) duttonae
Full reference: H. E. Vokes. 1939. Molluscan faunas of the Domengine and Arroyo Hondo Formations of the California Eocene. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 38:1-246
Belongs to Ledina according to E. J. Moore 1983
See also Squires 1988 and Vokes 1939
Sister taxa: Ledina fresnoensis, Ledina smirna
Type specimen: UCMP 15564
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (1: California collection)
• Paleocene to Eocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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