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: 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, Notomyrtea, Nymphalucina, Palaeolucina, Parvidontia, Parvilucina, Phacoides joannis, Phenacocyclas, Pillucina, Poumea, Pseudomiltha, Pteromyrtea, Radiolucina, 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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