Ctena Mörch 1860 (clam)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Alternative spelling: Codakia (Ctena)

Synonyms: Codakia (Jagonia) Recluz 1869, Jagonia Recluz 1869, Lucina (Jagonia) Recluz 1869

Parent taxon: Lucinidae according to E. A. Glover and J. D. Taylor 2007

See also Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012, Cox et al. 1969, da Silva Forti 1969, Freneix et al. 1988, Gardner 1943, Hendy 2007, Lamprell and Whitehead 1992, Moore 1988, Olsson 1931, Sepkoski 2002, Vera-Peláez et al. 2004, Vokes 1980 and Woodring 1925

Sister taxa: Afrolucina, Anodontia, Armimiltha, Austriella, Barbierella, Bretskya, Bulacanites, Cardiolucina, Cavilinga, Chavania, Codakia, Codakiinae, Cryptolucina, Dilora, Discoloripes, Discolucina, Divalinga, Divaricella, Divaricellinae, Epicodakia, Falsolucinoma, Ferrocina, Fimbria, Fimbriinae, Funafutia, Gigantocyclus, Gonimyrtea, Graecina, Ilioniinae, Illionia, Joellina, Lamylucina, Lepidolucina, Lepilucina, Leucosphaera, Liralucina, Lucininae, Lucinoma, Maorithyas, Meganodontia, Megaxinus, Miltha, Milthinae, Milthona, Myrtea, Myrteinae, Myrtina, Nipponothracia, Notomyrtea, Nymphalucina, Palaeolucina, Parvidontia, Parvilucina, Phacoides joannis, Phenacocyclas, Pillucina, Poumea, Pseudomiltha, Pteromyrtea, Radiolucina, Sinbadiella, Solelucina, Superlucina, Tehamatea, Tinalucina, Wallucina

Subtaxa: Codakia (Ctena) decussata Codakia (Jagonia) guppyi Codakia (Jagonia) vendryesi Ctena (Ctena) Ctena (Talocodakia) Ctena bella Ctena galapagana Ctena orbiculata Ctena prechiquita Jagonia peruviana Lucina parvilineata

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal chemosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Angola (1 collection), Bermuda (7), Brazil (1), Cayman Islands (3), Costa Rica (1), Cuba (1), Djibouti (1), the Dominican Republic (1), Ecuador (3), France (1), French Polynesia (1), Haiti (1), Italy (2), Jamaica (2), Japan (3), Mexico (5), Panama (1), the Seychelles (3), Spain (2), United States (7: Florida, Hawaii), Vanuatu (1)

• Pliocene of Belgium (3), the Dominican Republic (1), Ecuador (2), Greece (1), Jamaica (4), Japan (2), United States (6: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia), Venezuela (3)

• Miocene of Algeria (6), Bulgaria (3), Cyprus (2), the Dominican Republic (1), France (1), Germany (1), Hungary (1), Italy (2), Japan (1), Morocco (2), Poland (5), Slovakia (1), Spain (2), United States (4: Florida), Venezuela (1)

• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: Florida)

• Oligocene of France (34), Germany (1), Peru (1)

• Cretaceous of United States (16: Alabama, New Jersey, Texas)

Total: 156 collections including 162 occurrences

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