Bivalvia - Protobranchia - Nuculanidae

Parent taxon: Nuculanidae according to T. E. Yancey 1978

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

Subtaxa: Girtyana

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder