Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Alternative spelling: Lucina (Lepilucina)
Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1964. Neogene Mollusks From Northwestern Ecuador
Parent taxon: Lucinidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Perrilliat 1992 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Afrolucina, 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, 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: Lucina (Lepilucina) gratis
Type: Lucina (Lepilucina) gratis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection)
• Miocene of Ecuador (2), Mexico (2), Panama (4)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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