Nuculana (Nuculana) extenuata Dall 1897 (pointed nut clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Alternative combination: Leda extenuata

Synonym: Leda (Leda) loshka Dall 1908

Belongs to Nuculana (Nuculana) according to E. V. Coan et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Nuculana (Nuculana) arenicola, Nuculana (Nuculana) confusa, Nuculana (Nuculana) elongorostrata, Nuculana (Nuculana) fossa, Nuculana (Nuculana) hamata, Nuculana (Nuculana) leonina, Nuculana (Nuculana) minuta, Nuculana (Nuculana) naibandensis, Nuculana (Nuculana) navisa, Nuculana (Nuculana) odiyamensis, Nuculana (Nuculana) senni, Nuculana (Nuculana) tenuisulcata

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Nuculana (Nuculana) extenuata in the database

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