Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 16109

Alternative spelling: Nuculana (Propeleda)

Parent taxon: Nuculanidae according to J. A. Todd 2001

Sister taxa: Acilana, Acutispinula, Australoportlandia, Bathyspinula, Calorhadia, Costelloleda, Dacromya, Eleganuculana, Ezonuculana, Hilgardia, Indonuculana, Ledella, Ledellinae, Litorhadia, Mesosaccella, Multidentata, Nuculana, Nuculaninae, Orthoyoldia, Phestia, Polidevcia, Poroleda, Poroledidae, Praeportlandia, Saccella, Scissuladrana, Spineilo, Veteranella, Veteranellinae, Clidophorus

Subtaxa: Nuculana (Propeleda) darwini, Nuculana (Propeleda) dorbignyi, Nuculana (Propeleda) medinae, Propeleda carpenteri, Propeleda trulliformis

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder