Nuculanella Tasch 1953 (nut clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Alternative spelling: Nuculopsis (Nuculanella)

Parent taxon: Nuculidae according to I. Hayami and T. Kase 1977

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

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Japan (1 collection)

• Carboniferous of Argentina (1), United States (1: Texas)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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