Dacromya Agassiz 1840 (pointed nut clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Alternative spelling: Dacryomya

Parent taxon: Nuculanidae according to M. Hautmann et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Acilana, Acutispinula, Anthracoleda, Australoportlandia, Bathyspinula, Calorhadia, Costatoleda, Costelloleda, Ezonuculana, Indonuculana, Ledella, Ledellinae, Litorhadia, Mesosaccella, Multidentata, Nuculana, Nuculaninae, Orthoyoldia, Phestioidea, Poroleda, Poroledidae, Praeportlandia, Propeleda, Saccella, Scissuladrana, Spineilo, Veteranellinae, Clidophorus

Subtaxa: none

Type: Nucula lacryma

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1 collection)

• Jurassic of Germany (3), India (1), New Zealand (2), Portugal (9), the Russian Federation (7), Spain (8), Tunisia (2), the United Kingdom (2)

• Triassic of China (4), Egypt (1), Papua New Guinea (2), the Russian Federation (18), the United Kingdom (1)

• Permian of the Russian Federation (2)

Total: 63 collections including 64 occurrences

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