Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Alternative combination: Nucula laevigata
Belongs to Leionucula according to A. J. W. Hendy 2007
See also Hassan 1953 and Wood 1850
Sister taxa: Leionucula albensis, Leionucula astricta, Leionucula ehrlichi, Leionucula gabbi, Leionucula palaioanaxea, Leionucula punjabensis, Leionucula rakhiensis, Leionucula superba, Nucula (Leionucula) barrosi, Nucula (Leionucula) birchi, Nucula (Leionucula) grandis, Nucula (Leionucula) hunickeni, Nucula (Leionucula) mozambensis, Nucula (Leionucula) nova, Nucula (Leionucula) palmeri, Nucula (Leionucula) patagonica, Nucula (Leionucula) postangulata, Nucula (Leionucula) subaraucana, Nucula (Leionucula) suboblonga, Nucula (Leionucula) vokesi, Nucula cunifrons, Ennucula (Lissanucula) hilli
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Belgium (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Belgium (5), the United Kingdom (3)
• Miocene of Austria (1), Belgium (6), Cyprus (1), Denmark (1)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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