Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Alternative spelling: Lucina (Lepilucina)
Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1964. Neogene Mollusks From Northwestern Ecuador
Parent taxon: Lucininae according to J. Taylor and E. Glover 2021
See also Perrilliat 1992, Todd 2001 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Austriella, Barbierella, Callucinopsis, Cavilinga, Cavilucina, Clathrolucina, Divalinga, Ferrocina, Gibbolucina, Hadralucina, Here, Keletistes, Loripes, Lucina, Lucinella, Luciniola, Lucinisca, Megaxinus, Mesolinga, Nevenulora, Parvilucina, Phacoides, Plastomiltha, Pleurolucina, Radiolucina, Recurvella, Saxolucina, Scabrilucina, Stewartia, Volupia
Subtaxa: 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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