Notonucula Bradshaw and McCartan 1991 (nut clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Full reference: M. A. Bradshaw and L. McCartan. 1991. Palaeoecology and systematics of Early Devonian bivalves from the Horlick Formation, Ohio Range, Antarctica. Alcheringa 15(1):1-42

Parent taxon: Nuculidae according to M. A. Bradshaw and L. McCartan 1991

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acila, Austronucula, Brevinucula, Condylonucula, Deshayesii, Economolopsis, Ennucula, Lacia, Leionucula, Manchurinucula, Microgloma, Neonucula, Nucula, Nuculanella, Nuculavus, Nuculinae, Nuculoidea, Nuculoma, Nuculominae, Nuculopsis, Palaeonucula, Palaeonuculinae, Pectinucula, Phymodonucula, Ptychostolis, Similiconcha, Similoconcha, Sinonucula, Skyphoconcha, Trigonucula

Subtaxa: Notonucula cuspidis Notonucula demissa

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Type: Notonucula cuspidis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Antarctica (1 collection), New Zealand (4)

Total: 5 collections including 11 occurrences

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