Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Cucullellidae
Synonyms: Cucullella elliptica Maurer 1886, Ditichia mira Beushausen 1884, Leda mira Beushausen 1884, Nuculites mira Beushausen 1884
Belongs to Nuculites according to T. A. Conrad 1841
See also Babin 1966, Bailey 1983, Beushausen 1884, Cox et al. 1969, Maurer 1886 and Sandberger 1891
Sister taxa: Nuculites (Gonionuculites), Nuculites argentinum, Nuculites ichikawai, Nuculites kimuari, Nuculites neglectus, Nuculites planulatus, Nuculites primus, Nuculites stonyensis, Nuculites suboblongatus, Nuculites wattii, Cleidophorus delawarensis, Cleidophorus trapezoidalis, Cleidophorus planulata, Cleidophorus striatulus, Cleidophorus hollebeni, Cleidophorus catherinae, Cleidophorus perdubius, Cleidophorus striatulus, Cleidophorus eductus, Pyrenomoeus cuneatus, Cucullella antiqua
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Colombia (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1), South Africa (3), United States (72: New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania)
Total: 77 collections each including a single occurrence
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