Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Alternative combination: Nucula proava
Belongs to Leionucula according to K. I. Schnetler and C. Heilmann-Clausen 2011
Sister taxa: Leionucula albensis, Leionucula astricta, Leionucula ehrlichi, Leionucula gabbi, Leionucula laevigata, Leionucula palaioanaxea, Leionucula punjabensis, Leionucula rakhiensis, Leionucula superba, Nucula (Leionucula) barrosi, Nucula (Leionucula) birchi, Nucula (Leionucula) grandis, Nucula (Leionucula) hunickeni, Nucula (Leionucula) mozambensis, Nucula (Leionucula) nova, Nucula (Leionucula) palmeri, Nucula (Leionucula) patagonica, Nucula (Leionucula) postangulata, Nucula (Leionucula) subaraucana, Nucula (Leionucula) suboblonga, Nucula (Leionucula) vokesi, Nucula cunifrons, Ennucula (Lissanucula) hilli
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
• Paleocene of Poland (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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