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: Lucinidae according to E. A. Glover and J. D. Taylor 2007
Sister taxa: Armimiltha, 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, Nipponothracia, Notomyrtea, Nymphalucina, Palaeolucina, Parvidontia, Pegophyseminae, Phacoides joannis, Phenacocyclas, Pillucina, Poumea, Pseudomiltha, Pteromyrtea, Sinbadiella, Solelucina, Superlucina, Tehamatea, Tinalucina, Wallucina
Subtaxa: Bretskya scapula
Type: Bretskya scapula
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Bretskya in the database
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