Superlucina Taylor and Glover 2009 (clam)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Full reference: J. D. Taylor and E. A. Glover. 2009. A giant lucinid bivalve from the Eocene of Jamaica - systematics, life habits and chemosymbiosis (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Lucinidae). Palaeontology 52(1):95-109

Parent taxon: Lucinidae according to J. D. Taylor and E. A. Glover 2009

Sister taxa: Afrolucina, Anodontia, Armimiltha, Austriella, Barbierella, Bretskya, Bulacanites, Cardiolucina, Cavilinga, Chavania, Codakia, Codakiinae, Cryptolucina, Ctena, 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, Tehamatea, Tinalucina, Wallucina

Subtaxa: Superlucina megameris

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Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Jamaica (1 collection)

• Eocene of Haiti (5), Jamaica (7), the Netherlands Antilles (1), Panama (2), United States (6: Florida)

Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence

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