Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Full reference: R. von Cosel. 2006. Taxonomy of tropical West African bivalves. VI. Remarks on Lucinidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia), with description of six new genera and eight new species. Zoosystema 28(4):805-851

Parent taxon: Lucinidae according to R. von Cosel 2006

Sister taxa: Anodontia, Armimiltha, Austriella, Bretskya, Bulacanites, Cardiolucina, Cavilinga, Chavania, Codakia, Codakiinae, Cryptolucina, Ctena, Dilora, Discoloripes, Discolucina, Divalinga, Divaricella, Divaricellinae, Epicodakia, Ezolucina, Falsolucinoma, Ferrocina, Fimbria, Fimbriinae, Funafutia, Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) gyrata, Gigantocyclus, Gonimyrtea, Graecina, Ilionia, Ilioniinae, Indolucina, Joellina, Lamylucina, Lepidolucina, Lepilucina, Leucosphaera, Liralucina, Lucininae, Lucinoma, Maorithyas, Meganodontia, Megaxinus, Milthinae, Milthona, Monitilorinae, Myrtea, Myrteinae, Myrtina, Nipponothracia, Notomyrtea, Nymphalucina, Palaeolucina, Parvidontia, Parvilucina, Phacoides joannis, Phenacocyclas, Pillucina, Poumea, Pseudomiltha, Pteromyrtea, Radiolucina, Sinbadiella, Solelucina, Superlucina, Tehamatea, Tinalucina, Wallucina

Subtaxa: Afrolucina discontinua

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Type: Afrolucina discontinua

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Afrolucina in the database

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