Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Alternative combination: Acila nagaoi
Full reference: K. Oyama and A. Mizuno. 1958. n the New Forms of Paleogene Molluscs from Japan. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Japan 9:589-606
Belongs to Acila (Truncacila) according to T. Matsubara 2002
Sister taxa: Acila (Truncacila) allisoni, Acila (Truncacila) bellula, Acila (Truncacila) bivirgata, Acila (Truncacila) blancoensis, Acila (Truncacila) castrensis, Acila (Truncacila) cobboldae, Acila (Truncacila) conradi, Acila (Truncacila) dalli, Acila (Truncacila) decisa, Acila (Truncacila) demessa, Acila (Truncacila) galinae, Acila (Truncacila) grahami, Acila (Truncacila) haidana, Acila (Truncacila) hokkaidoensis, Acila (Truncacila) jucunda, Acila (Truncacila) moneronica, Acila (Truncacila) muta, Acila (Truncacila) osugii, Acila (Truncacila) princeps, Acila (Truncacila) rosaria, Acila (Truncacila) schencki, Acila (Truncacila) shumardi
Type specimen: GSJ 5019, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Japan (1 collection)
• Eocene of Japan (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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