''Acila'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of marine
bivalves
Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed by a calcified exoskeleton consis ...
in the family
Nuculidae
Nuculidae is a family (biology), family of small seawater, saltwater clams in the order (biology), order Nuculida. Species in this family are commonly known as nut clams.
The nomenclature of the Western European species in this family is still u ...
.
''Acila'' fossils have been found dating back to 113.0
Ma ago.
Species
As of March, 2021, the genus contains these species:
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Acila castrensis''
Hinds, 1843
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Acila divaricata''
Hinds, 1843
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Acila fultoni''
E. A. Smith, 1892
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Acila granulata''
E. A. Smith, 1906
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Acila insignis''
Gould, 1861
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Acila jucunda''
Thiele, 1931
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Acila minutoides''
Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1958
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Acila mirabilis''
A. Adams & Reeve, 1850
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Acila vigilia''
Schenck, 1936
References
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Nuculidae
Bivalve genera