Comitileda Iredale 1924 (pointed nut clam)
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Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Parent taxon: Nuculaninae according to P. A. Maxwell 1992
Sister taxa: Adrana, Culunana, Jupiteria, Ledina, Pseudoportlandia
Subtaxa: Comitileda brachyryncha Comitileda miliacea
Type: Leda miliacea
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Paleocene of Australia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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