Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Alternative spelling: Spinula (Bathyspinula)
Parent taxon: Nuculanidae according to H. G. Spencer et al. 2004
See also Coan et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Acilana, Acutispinula, Anthracoleda, Australoportlandia, Calorhadia, Costatoleda, Costelloleda, Dacromya, Ezonuculana, Indonuculana, Ledella, Ledellinae, Litorhadia, Mesosaccella, Multidentata, Nuculana, Nuculaninae, Orthoyoldia, Phestioidea, Poroleda, Poroledidae, Praeportlandia, Propeleda, Saccella, Scissuladrana, Spineilo, Veteranellinae, Clidophorus
Subtaxa: Bathyspinula (Bathyspinula) Spinula (Bathyspinula) oceanica
Type: Spinula (Bathyspinula) oceanica
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Bathyspinula in the database
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