Discomiltha Chavan 1952 (clam)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Parent taxon: Myrteinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Cox et al. 1969 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alucinoma, Amanocina, Beauvoisina, Cubatea, Elliptiolucina, Elongatolucina, Eulopia, Gardnerella, Lovaralucina, Mesomiltha, Monitilora, Paramyrtea, Perampliata, Prophetilora

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal chemosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (5 collections), Greenland (6), Portugal (2), Tunisia (18), the United Kingdom (4)

Total: 35 collections including 36 occurrences

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