Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Alternative spelling: Nuculana (Propeleda)
Parent taxon: Nuculanidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Frassinetti 1997, Mikkelsen 2006, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Acilana, Acutispinula, Anthracoleda, Australoportlandia, Bathyspinula, Calorhadia, Costatoleda, Costelloleda, Dacromya, Ezonuculana, Indonuculana, Ledella, Ledellinae, Litorhadia, Mesosaccella, Multidentata, Nuculana, Nuculana gabbii, Nuculaninae, Orthoyoldia, Phestioidea, Poroleda, Poroledidae, Praeportlandia, Saccella, Scissuladrana, Spineilo, Veteranellinae, Clidophorus
Subtaxa: Nuculana (Propeleda) darwini Nuculana (Propeleda) dorbignyi Nuculana (Propeleda) medinae Propeleda carpenteri Propeleda trulliformis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Australia (1 collection), Chile (3), Panama (1)
• Miocene of the Russian Federation (3)
• Oligocene of the Russian Federation (1)
• Eocene of United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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