Australoportlandia Zinsmeister 1984 (pointed nut clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Full reference: W. J. Zinsmeister. 1984. Late Eocene Bivalves (Mollusca) from the La Meseta Formation, collected during the joint Argentine-American expedition to Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Journal of Paleontology 58(6):1497-1527

Parent taxon: Nuculanidae according to W. J. Zinsmeister 1984

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992

Sister taxa: Acilana, Acutispinula, Anthracoleda, Bathyspinula, Calorhadia, Costatoleda, Costelloleda, Dacromya, Ezonuculana, Indonuculana, Ledella, Ledellinae, Litorhadia, Mesosaccella, Multidentata, Nuculana, Nuculaninae, Orthoyoldia, Phestioidea, Poroleda, Poroledidae, Praeportlandia, Propeleda, Saccella, Scissuladrana, Spineilo, Veteranellinae, Clidophorus

Subtaxa: Australoportlandia antarctica

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Type: Australoportlandia antarctica

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Antarctica (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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