Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Full reference: Z. Niu, R. Zhang, P. A. Johnston, C. Li, Z. Wang, K. Hu, and F. Song. 2023. Yuexiconcha nov. gen. – a resilifer-bearing palaeotaxodont (Bivalvia, Protobranchia) from the Ordovician of Guangdong, South China. Geobios 81:121-134

Parent taxon: Nuculidae according to Z. Niu et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Acila, Austronucula, Brevinucula, Condylonucula, Deshayesii, Economolopsis, Ennucula, Lacia, Leionucula, Manchurinucula, Microgloma, Neonucula, Notonucula, Nucula, Nuculanella, Nuculavus, Nuculinae, Nuculoidea, Nuculoma, Nuculominae, Nuculopsis, Palaeonucula, Palaeonuculinae, Pectinucula, Phymodonucula, Ptychostolis, Similiconcha, Similoconcha, Sinonucula, Skyphoconcha, Trigonucula

Subtaxa: Yuexiconcha duplicata

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Type: Yuexiconcha duplicata

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at near Gankeng Village (Ordovician of China)

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