Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Parent taxon: Nuculidae according to L. E. Anelli et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Acila, Austronucula, Brevinucula, Condylonucula, Deshayesii, Economolopsis, Ennucula, Lacia, Leionucula, Manchurinucula, Microgloma, Neonucula, Notonucula, Nucula, Nuculanella, Nuculinae, Nuculoidea, Nuculoma, Nuculominae, Nuculopsis, Palaeonucula, Palaeonuculinae, Pectinucula, Phymodonucula, Ptychostolis, Similiconcha, Similoconcha, Sinonucula, Skyphoconcha, Trigonucula
Subtaxa: Nuculavus arcuata Nuculavus bangarraensis Nuculavus levatiformis Nuculavus menuda Nuculavus okawensis Nuculavus terminalis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (3 collections), Oman (3), Peru (3), United States (51: Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah)
• Carboniferous of Argentina (1), Ukraine (1), United States (38: Arkansas, California, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia)
Total: 100 collections including 104 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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