Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Alternative combinations: Cyclas curta, Lucina curta
Synonyms: Lucina uhleri Clark 1895, Lucina ulrichi Harris 1897
Belongs to Myrtaea (Myrtaea) according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also Clark 1895, Dall 1903 and Kosnik 2002
Sister taxa: Myrtaea (Myrtaea) enischna, Myrtaea (Myrtaea) limoniana, Myrtea (Myrtea) scopularis, Myrtea (Myrtea) taffana, Myrtea (Myrtea) taylorensis, Myrtea (Myrtea) vicksburgensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Eocene of Panama (1 collection), United States (45: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia)
• Paleocene of United States (17: Maryland, Texas, Virginia)
Total: 63 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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