†Pseudoportlandia Woodring 1925 (pointed nut clam)
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Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Alternative spelling: Nuculana (Pseudoportlandia)
Parent taxon: Nuculaninae according to P. A. Maxwell 1992
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Adrana, Comitileda, Culunana, Jupiteria, Ledina
Subtaxa: Pseudoportlandia clara Pseudoportlandia tahuia
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Jamaica (3 collections)
• Miocene of Argentina (1)
• Eocene of New Zealand (5)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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