Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Alternative combination: Lucina (Lucinoma) chiripanica
Belongs to Lucinoma according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Olsson 1964 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Lucinoma (Lucinoma), Lucinoma acutilineata, Lucinoma aequizonata, Lucinoma annulatum, Lucinoma columbiana, Lucinoma contracta, Lucinoma filosa, Lucinoma hannibali, Lucinoma nagaoi, Lucinoma persolida, Lucinoma playaensis, Lucinoma promaucana, Lucinoma subcalcareous, Lucinoma taylori, Lucinoma zapotalensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Charco Azul [Charco Azul Fm], which is in a Pliocene offshore shale in the Charco Azul Formation of Costa Rica
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1 collection), Ecuador (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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