Spineilo Finlay and Marwick 1937 (pointed nut clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Parent taxon: Nuculanidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acilana, Acutispinula, Anthracoleda, Australoportlandia, Bathyspinula, Calorhadia, Costatoleda, Costelloleda, Dacromya, Ezonuculana, Indonuculana, Ledella, Ledellinae, Litorhadia, Mesosaccella, Multidentata, Nuculana, Nuculaninae, Orthoyoldia, Phestioidea, Poroleda, Poroledidae, Praeportlandia, Propeleda, Saccella, Scissuladrana, Veteranellinae, Clidophorus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections)

• Oligocene to Miocene of the Russian Federation (1)

• Oligocene of the Russian Federation (3)

• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1)

• Paleocene of Argentina (28), New Zealand (9), the Russian Federation (3)

Total: 47 collections including 54 occurrences

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