Litorhadia astoriana Henderson 1920 (pointed nut clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Alternative combinations: Nuculana astoriana, Yoldia (Portlandia) astoriana

Synonym: Nucula impressa Conrad 1849 [replaced name]

Belongs to Litorhadia according to E. J. Moore 1983

See also Coan et al. 2000, Durham 1944, Gabb 1869, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Hall 2002 and Moore 1963

Sister taxa: Calorhadia (Litorhadia) acala, Calorhadia (Litorhadia) bastropensis, Calorhadia (Litorhadia) compsa, Calorhadia (Litorhadia) evanescentior, Calorhadia (Litorhadia) lisbonensis, Calorhadia (Litorhadia) mater, Calorhadia (Litorhadia) santaanai, Litorhadia buenoi

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (3: Oregon collections)

• Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)

• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (3)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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