Pseudonucula Dickins 1989 (clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Praenuculidae

Full reference: J. M. Dickins. 1989. Youngest Permian marine macrofossil fauna from the Bowen and Sydney basins, eastern Australia. BMR Journal of Australian Geology and Geophysics 11:63-79

Parent taxon: Praenuculidae according to J. M. Dickins 1989

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arcodonta, Bicrenucula, Concavodontinae, Costaledopsis, Fidera, Habonucula, Homilodonta, Ledopsis, Nuculodonta, Palaeoconcha, Palaeoconchiella, Paulinea, Pensarnia, Praenucula, Praenuculinae, Pseudoledopsis, Similodonta, Smilodonta, Synek, Tironucula

Subtaxa: Pseudonucula bradshawensis

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Type: Pseudonucula bradshawensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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