Nuculavus Tschernyschev 1943 (nut clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Parent taxon: Nuculidae according to L. E. Anelli et al. 2002

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Acila, Austronucula, Brevinucula, Condylonucula, Deshayesii, Economolopsis, Ennucula, Lacia, Leionucula, Manchurinucula, Microgloma, Neonucula, Notonucula, Nucula, Nuculanella, Nuculinae, Nuculoidea, Nuculoma, Nuculominae, Nuculopsis, Palaeonucula, Palaeonuculinae, Pectinucula, Phymodonucula, Ptychostolis, Similiconcha, Similoconcha, Sinonucula, Skyphoconcha, Trigonucula

Subtaxa: Nuculavus arcuata Nuculavus bangarraensis Nuculavus levatiformis Nuculavus menuda Nuculavus okawensis Nuculavus terminalis

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (3 collections), Oman (3), Peru (3), United States (51: Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah)

• Virgilian of United States (24: New Mexico, Texas)

• Desmoinesian of United States (1: Oklahoma)

• Chesterian of United States (1: California)

• Carboniferous of Argentina (1), Ukraine (1), United States (12: Arkansas, California, New Mexico, West Virginia)

Total: 100 collections including 104 occurrences

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