Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Alternative spellings: Lucina (Cavilinga), Parvilucina (Cavilinga)
Parent taxon: Lucinidae according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
See also Cox et al. 1969, Dockery 1982, Sepkoski 2002 and Ward and Blackwelder 1987
Sister taxa: Afrolucina, Anodontia, Armimiltha, Austriella, Bretskya, Bulacanites, Cardiolucina, 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, Lepilucina, 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: Cavilinga blanda Cavilinga lampra Cavilinga prolongata Cavilinga trisulcata Lucina (Cavilinga) imbricolamella Lucina (Cavilinga) triloba
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Belgium (1 collection), Mexico (2), United States (9: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of Belgium (6), Costa Rica (2), Jamaica (1), United States (1: North Carolina), Venezuela (3)
• Miocene of Colombia (1), Panama (1), United States (9: Florida, South Carolina)
• Oligocene of United States (7: Mississippi)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Texas)
Total: 45 collections including 48 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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