Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 89870

Alternative spelling: Nuculana (Costelloleda)

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

Sister taxa: Acilana, Acutispinula, Australoportlandia, Bathyspinula, Bathyspinulinae, Calorhadia, Dacromya, Ezonuculana, Glyptoleda, Hilgardia, Indonuculana, Ledella, Ledellinae, Ledoides, Litorhadia, Mesosaccella, Multidentata, Nuculana, Nuculaninae, Nucundata, Orthoyoldia, Parayoldiella, Phestia, Phestiinae, Polidevcia, Poroleda, Poroledidae, Praeportlandia, Propeleda, Saccella, Scissuladrana, Spineilo, Veteranellinae, Xiaoshuiculana, Zealeda, Clidophorus

Subtaxa: Nuculana (Costelloleda) whitensis

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder