Nucula (Acila) nelsoni Clark 1925 (divaricate nutclam)

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Alternative combination: Acila (Truncacila) nelsoni

Full reference: B. L. Clark. 1925. Pelecypod from the Marine Oligocene of Western North America. PaleoBios 15(4):69-136

Belongs to Nucula (Acila) according to Clark 1925

Sister taxa: Acila (Acila), Acila (Truncacila), Acila nehalemensis, Acila paita, Acila plura, Nucula (Acila) ermanni, Nucula (Acila) hamiltonensis, Nucula (Acila) mirabilis, Nucula (Acila) packardi, Nucula (Acila) pugetensis, Nucula (Acila) yakatagensis

Type specimen: LSJU 3, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (2: Washington collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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