Acila (Acila) divaricata Hinds 1843 (divaricate nutclam)

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Alternative combinations: Acila divaricata, Nucula divaricata

Belongs to Acila (Acila) according to M. Huber 2010

See also Coan et al. 2000, Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Squires and Saul 2006

Sister taxa: Acila (Acila) brevis, Acila (Acila) gettysburgensis, Acila (Acila) isthmica, Acila (Acila) kholmskensis, Acila (Acila) mirabilis, Acila (Acila) praedivaricata, Acila (Acila) semirostrata, Acila (Acila) shimoyamai, Acila (Acila) submirabilis, Acila (Acila) vigilia

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Japan (1 collection)

• Miocene of the Russian Federation (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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