Zealeda Marwick 1924 (pointed nut clam)
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Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Parent taxon: Veteranellinae according to W. S. Ayoub-Hannaa et al. 2017
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Costinuculana, Eleganuculana, Girtyana, Hilgardia, Indoculana, Qiongzhounia, Veteranella, Xiaoshuiculana
Subtaxa: Zealeda concentrica Zealeda inflatella
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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