Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Parent taxon: Lucinidae according to Z. J. Fang et al. 2009
See also Cox et al. 1969 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Armimiltha, Bretskya, Bulacanites, Cardiolucina, Chavania, Codakiinae, Cryptolucina, Dilora, Discoloripes, Discolucina, Divaricella, Divaricellinae, Epicodakia, 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, Parvidontia, Pegophyseminae, Phacoides joannis, Phenacocyclas, Pillucina, Poumea, Pseudomiltha, Pteromyrtea, Sinbadiella, Solelucina, Superlucina, Tehamatea, Tinalucina, Wallucina
Subtaxa: Palaeolucina carbonaria Palaeolucina unica
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Permian of Afghanistan (1 collection), India (1), Pakistan (1)
• Carboniferous of China (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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