Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Alternative combinations: Acila isthmica, Nucula (Acila) isthmica
Full reference: A. P. Brown and H. A. Pilsbry. 1911. Fauna of the Gatun Formation, Isthmus of Panama. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciencesof Philadelphia 63(2):336-373
Belongs to Acila (Acila) according to W. P. Woodring 1973
See also Brown and Pilsbry 1911, Olsson 1942 and Schenck 1936
Sister taxa: Acila (Acila) brevis, Acila (Acila) divaricata, Acila (Acila) gettysburgensis, Acila (Acila) kholmskensis, Acila (Acila) mirabilis, Acila (Acila) praedivaricata, Acila (Acila) semirostrata, Acila (Acila) shimoyamai, Acila (Acila) submirabilis, Acila (Acila) vigilia
Subtaxa: Acila (Acila) isthmica burica
Type specimen: ANSP 1742, a shell
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (2 collections)
• Miocene of Colombia (3), Panama (12)
• Oligocene of Panama (4)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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