Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Full reference: E. A. Glover and J. D. Taylor. 2007. Diversity of chemosymbiotic bivalves on coral reefs: Lucinidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) of New Caledonia and Lifou . Zoosystema 29(1):109-183

Parent taxon: Lucininae according to J. Taylor and E. Glover 2021

See also Glover and Taylor 2007

Sister taxa: Austriella, Barbierella, Callucinopsis, Cavilinga, Cavilucina, Clathrolucina, Divalinga, Gibbolucina, Hadralucina, Here, Keletistes, Lepilucina, Loripes, Lucina, Lucinella, Luciniola, Lucinisca, Megaxinus, Mesolinga, Nevenulora, Parvilucina, Phacoides, Plastomiltha, Pleurolucina, Radiolucina, Recurvella, Saxolucina, Scabrilucina, Stewartia, Volupia

Subtaxa: Ferrocina multiradiata Ferrocina pertenera

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Type: Ferrocina multiradiata

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at Bowden Formation (Woodring 1925, 1928 Checklist) (Pliocene of Jamaica)

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