Notonucula vespa Bradshaw 1974 (nut clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Alternative combination: Nuculoidea vespa

Full reference: M. A. Bradshaw. 1974. Morphology and mode of life of the Bivalves Nuculoidea Vespa n.sp. and Nuculoidea Umbra n.sp. from the Devonian of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 17(2):447-464

Belongs to Notonucula according to M. A. Bradshaw 1999

See also Bradshaw 1974

Sister taxa: Notonucula cuspidis, Notonucula demissa, Notonucula madida, Notonucula orilla, Notonucula subcircularis, Notonucula talenti, Notonucula umbra

Type specimen: UC A160

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of New Zealand (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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