†family Nucularcidae Pojeta and Stott 2007 (clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nucularcidae

Full reference: J., J.r. Pojeta and C. A. Stott. 2007. Nucularcidae: a new family of palaeotaxodont Ordovician pelecypods (Mollusca) from North America and Australia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 44(10):1479-1501

Parent taxon: Nuculoidea according to P. Bouchet et al. 2010

See also Pojeta and Stott 2007

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Nucularca Sthenodonta

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Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Australia (36 collections), Canada (3: Ontario), United States (9: Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Tennessee)

Total: 48 collections including 49 occurrences

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