Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 89892

Alternative spelling: Spinula (Bathyspinula)

Parent taxon: Nuculanidae according to H. G. Spencer et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Acilana, Acutispinula, Australoportlandia, 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 (Bathyspinula), Spinula (Bathyspinula) oceanica

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Type: Spinula (Bathyspinula) oceanica

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder