Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Alternative spelling: Nuculana (Poroleda)
Synonym: Lamellileda Cotton 1930
Parent taxon: Nuculanidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Coan et al. 2000, Covacevich and Frassinetti 1986, Sepkoski 2002 and Spencer et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Acilana, Acutispinula, Anthracoleda, Australoportlandia, Bathyspinula, Calorhadia, Costatoleda, Costelloleda, Dacromya, Ezonuculana, Indonuculana, Ledella, Ledellinae, Litorhadia, Mesosaccella, Multidentata, Nuculana, Nuculaninae, Orthoyoldia, Phestioidea, Poroledidae, Praeportlandia, Propeleda, Saccella, Scissuladrana, Spineilo, Veteranellinae, Clidophorus
Subtaxa: Lamellileda typica Poroleda lanceolata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Chile (2 collections)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1), United States (2: Oregon)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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