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Nuculana sp.

genus Nuculana Link, 1807

Invalid synonym: Leda sp.

• Modern species: Silurian - Present (436.0 - 0.0 Ma)
• Habitat: Marine

• Classification
• kingdom Animalia, phylum Mollusca, class Bivalvia, order Nuculanida, family Nuculanidae

• Distribution
• Oligocene-Miocene: Nagano
• Miocene: Akita, Aichi, Gifu, Shimane
• Pliocene: Aomori, Akita, Niigata, Ishikawa
• Pleistocene: Niigata, Chiba, Kanagawa

• Subtaxa
• N. magarikawaensis
• N. onoyamai
• N. pernula, Müller's nut clam
• N. yokoyamai