Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Alternative combination: Nuculana concava

Belongs to Jupiteria according to Dall 1893

See also Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992

Sister taxa: Jupiteria (Surojupiteria), Jupiteria aipeia, Jupiteria cellulita, Jupiteria solida, Jupiteria subtumida, Leda (Jupiteria) bowdenensis, Leda (Jupiteria) duerdeni, Nuculana (Jupiteria) asiatica, Nuculana (Jupiteria) delliana, Nuculana (Jupiteria) kapua, Nuculana (Jupiteria) karaka, Nuculana (Jupiteria) kouhaiensis, Nuculana (Jupiteria) leachi, Nuculana (Jupiteria) nugax, Nuculana (Jupiteria) penderi, Nuculana (Jupiteria) prisca, Nuculana (Jupiteria) scitula, Nuculana (Jupiteria) totangiensis, Nuculana (Jupiteria) uawa, Epacroleda epacris

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Rio Crevalese, Castell'Arquato (Pliocene of Italy)

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