Propeleda carpenteri Dall 1881 (Carpenter's Smooth Nut Clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Alternative combination: Leda carpenteri

Belongs to Propeleda according to P. M. Mikkelsen and R. Bieler 2008

Sister taxa: Nuculana (Propeleda) darwini, Nuculana (Propeleda) dorbignyi, Nuculana (Propeleda) medinae, Propeleda trulliformis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Propeleda carpenteri in the database

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