Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Parent taxon: Lucinidae according to E. A. Glover and J. D. Taylor 2007
See also Cox et al. 1969, Lamprell and Whitehead 1992, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Armimiltha, Bretskya, Bulacanites, Cardiolucina, Chavania, Codakiinae, Cryptolucina, Dilora, Discoloripes, Discolucina, Divaricella, Divaricellinae, Ezolucina, Falsolucinoma, Fimbria, Fimbriinae, Funafutia, Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) gyrata, Gigantocyclus, Gonimyrtea, Graecina, Ilionia, Ilioniinae, Indolucina, Joellina, Lamylucina, Lepidolucina, Leucosphaera, Leucosphaerinae, Liralucina, Lucininae, Maorithyas, Matanziella, Meganodontia, Microloripes, Milthinae, Milthona, Monitilorinae, Myrteinae, Nipponothracia, Notomyrtea, Nymphalucina, Palaeolucina, Parvidontia, Pegophyseminae, Phacoides joannis, Phenacocyclas, Pillucina, Poumea, Pseudomiltha, Pteromyrtea, Sinbadiella, Solelucina, Superlucina, Tehamatea, Tinalucina, Wallucina
Subtaxa: Epicodakia araneosa Epicodakia delicatula Epicodakia despectans
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (3 collections)
• Pliocene of Australia (2)
• Miocene of Australia (1), Japan (1)
• Eocene of Australia (4)
Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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