Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Full reference: H. E. Vokes. 1969. Observations on the genus Miltha (Mollusca: Bivalvia) with notes on the type and the Florida Neogene species. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 7(3):93-126
Belongs to Miltha (Miltha) according to H. E. Vokes 1969
Sister taxa: Miltha (Miltha) caloosaensis, Miltha (Miltha) childrenae, Miltha (Miltha) jacalitosana, Miltha (Miltha) meganosensis, Miltha (Miltha) parsoni, Miltha (Miltha) sanctaecrucis
Type specimen: USNM 646409, a shell. Its type locality is TU 201 - Belle Glade (unnamed Post-Caloosahatchee), which is in a Pleistocene coastal horizon in Florida.
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (8: Florida collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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