Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Alternative spelling: Nuculana (Costelloleda)
Parent taxon: Nuculanidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Clavijo et al. 2005, Huber 2010 and Moore 1983
Sister taxa: Acilana, Acutispinula, Anthracoleda, Australoportlandia, Bathyspinula, Calorhadia, Costatoleda, Dacromya, Ezonuculana, Indonuculana, Ledella, Ledellinae, Litorhadia, Mesosaccella, Multidentata, Nuculana, Nuculaninae, Orthoyoldia, Phestioidea, Poroleda, Poroledidae, Praeportlandia, Propeleda, Saccella, Scissuladrana, Spineilo, Veteranellinae, Clidophorus
Subtaxa: Nuculana (Costelloleda) powersi Nuculana (Costelloleda) whitensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Panama (5)
• Miocene of Panama (2)
• Paleocene of the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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