Leionucula laevigata Sowerby 1818 (nut clam)

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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