Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 89628

Alternative spelling: Bathyspinula (Acutispinula)

Parent taxon: Nuculanidae according to P. M. Mikkelsen 2006

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

Subtaxa: Bathyspinula (Acutispinula) calcar

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder