†subfamily Divaricellinae Gilbert 1967 (clam)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Parent taxon: Lucinidae according to E. J. Moore 1988

See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Cox et al. 1969, Dockery 1982, Vokes 1980 and Woodring 1982

Sister taxa: Afrolucina, Anodontia, Armimiltha, Austriella, Barbierella, Bretskya, Bulacanites, Cardiolucina, Cavilinga, Chavania, Codakia, Codakiinae, Cryptolucina, Ctena, Dilora, Discoloripes, Discolucina, Divalinga, Divaricella, 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: Boeuvia Bourdotia Divalucina Eodivaricella Lucinella Paralucinella Pompholigina Viaderella

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Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections), Italy (1), the Netherlands (3), Portugal (2), Turkey (2), the United Kingdom (1)

• Pliocene of the United Kingdom (1)

• Miocene of Australia (9), Germany (1)

• Oligocene of Austria (1), Belgium (2), Bulgaria (1), France (30)

• Eocene of Bulgaria (1), France (2), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 60 collections each including a single occurrence

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