†Scaeoleda acinaciformis Tate 1886 (pointed nut clam)
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Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Alternative combination: Leda acinaciformis
Full reference: R. Tate. 1886. The lamellibranchs of the Older Tertiary of Australia (part 1). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 8:96-158
Belongs to Scaeoleda according to T. A. Darragh 1970
See also Tate 1886
Sister taxa: Nuculana (Scaeoleda) verconis, Scaeoleda crebricostata, Scaeoleda woodsii
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Muddy Creek Fm - Muddy Creek (upper bed) (Miocene of Australia)
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