Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Parent taxon: Lucinidae according to J. D. Taylor and E. A. Glover 2009
See also Hikida et al. 2003 and Kiel 2013
Sister taxa: Armimiltha, Bretskya, Bulacanites, Cardiolucina, Chavania, Codakiinae, Cryptolucina, Dilora, Discoloripes, Discolucina, Divaricella, Divaricellinae, Epicodakia, Ezolucina, Falsolucinoma, Fimbria, Fimbriinae, Funafutia, Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) gyrata, Gigantocyclus, Gonimyrtea, Graecina, Ilionia, Ilioniinae, Indolucina, Joellina, Lamylucina, Lepidolucina, Leucosphaera, Leucosphaerinae, Liralucina, Lucininae, Maorithyas, Matanziella, Meganodontia, Microloripes, Milthinae, Milthona, Monitilorinae, Myrteinae, Notomyrtea, Nymphalucina, Palaeolucina, Parvidontia, Pegophyseminae, Phacoides joannis, Phenacocyclas, Pillucina, Poumea, Pseudomiltha, Pteromyrtea, Sinbadiella, Solelucina, Superlucina, Tehamatea, Tinalucina, Wallucina
Subtaxa: Nipponothracia gigantea Nipponothracia lomitensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Miocene of Trinidad and Tobago (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Trinidad and Tobago (1)
• Eocene of Peru (1)
• Cretaceous of Japan (3)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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