Acila

For the Red Sea port, see Ocelis.

Acila Temporal range: Albian-Holocene, 113.0–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Acila castrensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Nuculida
Family:	Nuculidae
Genus:	Acila H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858

Acila is a genus of marine bivalves in the family Nuculidae.[1][2] Acila fossils have been found dating back to 113.0 Ma ago.[3]

Species

As of March, 2021, the genus contains these species:[2]

• Acila castrensis Hinds, 1843
• Acila divaricata Hinds, 1843
• Acila fultoni E. A. Smith, 1892
• Acila granulata E. A. Smith, 1906
• Acila insignis Gould, 1861
• Acila jucunda Thiele, 1931
• Acila minutoides Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1958
• Acila mirabilis A. Adams & Reeve, 1850
• Acila vigilia Schenck, 1936

References

1. Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Acila H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acila H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
3. "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2021-03-10.