†subfamily Palaeonuculinae Carter 2001 (nut clam)
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Parent taxon: Nuculidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Acila, Austronucula, Brevinucula, Condylonucula, Deshayesii, Economolopsis, Ennucula, Lacia, Leionucula, Manchurinucula, Microgloma, Neonucula, Notonucula, Nucula, Nuculanella, Nuculavus, Nuculinae, Nuculoidea, Nuculoma, Nuculominae, Nuculopsis, Palaeonucula, Pectinucula, Phymodonucula, Ptychostolis, Similiconcha, Similoconcha, Sinonucula, Skyphoconcha, Trigonucula
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palaeonuculinae in the database