Bathyspinula Filatova 1958 (pointed nut clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Alternative spelling: Spinula (Bathyspinula)

Parent taxon: Nuculanidae according to H. G. Spencer et al. 2004

See also Coan et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Acilana, Acutispinula, Anthracoleda, Australoportlandia, 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 (Bathyspinula) Spinula (Bathyspinula) oceanica

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Type: Spinula (Bathyspinula) oceanica

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Bathyspinula in the database

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