Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Alternative combinations: Miltha sanctaecrucis, Phacoides (Miltha) sanctaecrucis
Full reference: R. Arnold. 1909. Paleontology of the Coalinga District, Fresno and Kings Counties, California. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 396:1-173
Belongs to Miltha (Miltha) according to E. J. Moore 1988
See also Addicott 1973, Arnold 1909 and Loel and Corey 1932
Sister taxa: Miltha (Miltha) caloosaensis, Miltha (Miltha) carmenae, Miltha (Miltha) childrenae, Miltha (Miltha) jacalitosana, Miltha (Miltha) meganosensis, Miltha (Miltha) parsoni
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (14: California collections)
• Oligocene of United States (9: California)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
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