Acila (Acila) vigilia Schenck 1936 (divaricate nutclam)

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Alternative combination: Acila vigilia

Belongs to Acila (Acila) according to M. Huber 2010

Sister taxa: Acila (Acila) brevis, Acila (Acila) divaricata, Acila (Acila) gettysburgensis, Acila (Acila) isthmica, Acila (Acila) kholmskensis, Acila (Acila) mirabilis, Acila (Acila) praedivaricata, Acila (Acila) semirostrata, Acila (Acila) shimoyamai, Acila (Acila) submirabilis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Loc. 5, Iwami River [Tentokuji Fm] (Pliocene of Japan)

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