†Nuculana (Hilgardia) multilineata Conrad 1854 (pointed nut clam)
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Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Alternative combination: Leda multilineata
Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1854. Fossil Testacea of the Tertiary green-sand and marl-bed of Jackson, Miss. Determined and named by T. A. Conrad. Report on the agriculture and geology of Mississippi 289
Belongs to Nuculana (Hilgardia) according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1965
See also Conrad 1854, Conrad 1856 and Harris 1919
Sister taxa: Hilgardia multilineata, Hilgardia parkei
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Alabama, Mississippi collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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