Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Alternative combination: Acila brevis
Belongs to Acila (Acila) according to A. I. Kafanov et al. 2005
See also Kafanov and Ogasawara 2003
Sister taxa: Acila (Acila) divaricata, Acila (Acila) gettysburgensis, Acila (Acila) isthmica, Acila (Acila) kholmskensis, Acila (Acila) mirabilis, Acila (Acila) praedivaricata, Acila (Acila) semirostrata, Acila (Acila) shimoyamai, Acila (Acila) submirabilis, Acila (Acila) vigilia
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Japan (5 collections), the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: Alaska)
• Eocene of Japan (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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