Mysia Lamarck 1818 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Synonym: Lucinopsis Forbes and Hanley 1848 [objective synonym]
Parent taxon: Petricolidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Cox et al. 1969, Papier 2001 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Choristodon, Lajonkairia, Petricola, Pleiorytis, Rupellaria, Velargilla
Subtaxa: Lucinopsis lajonkairii Lucinopsis pellucida Mysia irradiata Mysia morleti Mysia pellucida Mysia segregata
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
• Miocene of Argentina (1), Cyprus (1)
• Jurassic of France (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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