Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Alternative combinations: Leda hamata, Nuculana (Thestyleda) hamata, Nuculana hamata
Belongs to Nuculana (Nuculana) according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Arnold 1903, Coan et al. 2000, Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Moore 1983
Sister taxa: Nuculana (Nuculana) arenicola, Nuculana (Nuculana) confusa, Nuculana (Nuculana) elongorostrata, Nuculana (Nuculana) extenuata, Nuculana (Nuculana) fossa, 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:
• Quaternary of United States (3: California collections)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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