Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Alternative spelling: Bathyspinula (Acutispinula)
Parent taxon: Nuculanidae according to P. M. Mikkelsen 2006
See also Coan et al. 2000 and Spencer et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Acilana, Anthracoleda, Australoportlandia, Bathyspinula, Calorhadia, Costatoleda, Costelloleda, Dacromya, Ezonuculana, Indonuculana, Ledella, Ledellinae, Litorhadia, Mesosaccella, Multidentata, Nuculana, Nuculaninae, Orthoyoldia, Phestioidea, Poroleda, Poroledidae, Praeportlandia, Propeleda, Saccella, Scissuladrana, Spineilo, Veteranellinae, Clidophorus
Subtaxa: Bathyspinula (Acutispinula) calcar
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Acutispinula in the database
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