Phenacocyclas La Rocque 1950 (clam)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Full reference: A. La Rocque. 1950. Pre-Traverse Devonian pelecypods of Michigan. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 7(10):271-366

Parent taxon: Lucinidae according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969

See also Cook 1993 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Afrolucina, Anodontia, Armimiltha, Austriella, Barbierella, Bretskya, Bulacanites, Cardiolucina, Cavilinga, Chavania, Codakia, Codakiinae, Cryptolucina, Ctena, Dilora, Discoloripes, Discolucina, Divalinga, Divaricella, Divaricellinae, Epicodakia, Falsolucinoma, Ferrocina, Fimbria, Fimbriinae, Funafutia, Gigantocyclus, Gonimyrtea, Graecina, Ilioniinae, Illionia, Joellina, Lamylucina, Lepidolucina, Lepilucina, Leucosphaera, Liralucina, Lucininae, Lucinoma, Maorithyas, Meganodontia, Megaxinus, Miltha, Milthinae, Milthona, Myrtea, Myrteinae, Myrtina, Nipponothracia, Notomyrtea, Nymphalucina, Palaeolucina, Parvidontia, Parvilucina, Phacoides joannis, Pillucina, Poumea, Pseudomiltha, Pteromyrtea, Radiolucina, Sinbadiella, Solelucina, Superlucina, Tehamatea, Tinalucina, Wallucina

Subtaxa: Phenacocyclas pohli

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Type: Phenacocyclas pohli

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (1 collection), Canada (3: Manitoba), United States (1: Nevada)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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