Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Synonym: Junonia Seguenza 1877
Parent taxon: Nuculanidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Coan et al. 2000, Kiel 2006, Mikkelsen 2006, Sepkoski 2002, Spencer et al. 2004 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Acilana, Acutispinula, Anthracoleda, Australoportlandia, Bathyspinula, Calorhadia, Costatoleda, Costelloleda, Dacromya, Ezonuculana, Indonuculana, Ledellinae, Litorhadia, Mesosaccella, Multidentata, Nuculana, Nuculana gabbii, Nuculaninae, Orthoyoldia, Phestioidea, Poroleda, Poroledidae, Praeportlandia, Propeleda, Saccella, Scissuladrana, Spineilo, Veteranellinae, Clidophorus
Subtaxa: Ledella (Amphilata) Ledella (Ledella) Ledella herdmani Ledella leptorhyncha Ledella praelonga Ledella sublevis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (1 collection), New Zealand (3)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)
• Eocene of Australia (1)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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