Family Poroledidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 (pointed nut clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Alternative spelling: Poroledinae

Parent taxon: Nuculanidae according to E. V. Coan et al. 2000

See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Nevesskaja 2009

Sister taxa: Acilana, Acutispinula, Anthracoleda, Australoportlandia, Bathyspinula, Calorhadia, Costatoleda, Costelloleda, Dacromya, Ezonuculana, Indonuculana, Ledella, Ledellinae, Litorhadia, Mesosaccella, Multidentata, Nuculana, Nuculaninae, Orthoyoldia, Phestioidea, Poroleda, Praeportlandia, Propeleda, Saccella, Scissuladrana, Spineilo, Veteranellinae, Clidophorus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Poroledidae in the database

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