Austronucula Powell 1939 (nut clam)
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 89351
Parent taxon: Nuculidae according to M. Huber 2010
Sister taxa: Acila, Brevinucula, Condylonucula, Deshayesii, Economolopsis, Ennucula, Lacia, Manchurinucula, Microgloma, Neonucula, Nucula, Nuculanella, Nuculavus, Nuculinae, Nuculoidea, Nuculoma, Nuculominae, Nuculopsis, Palaeonucula, Palaeonuculinae, Pectinucula, Phymodonucula, Similiconcha, Similoconcha, Sinonucula, Skyphoconcha, Trigonucula
Subtaxa: Austronucula galatheae, Austronucula schencki
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder