Plastomiltha Stewart 1930 (clam)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Full reference: R. B. Stewart. 1930. Gabb's California Cretaceous and Tertiary type lamellibranchs. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Special Publication 3:1-314

Parent taxon: Lucininae according to W. P. Woodring 1982

Sister taxa: Austriella, Barbierella, Callucinopsis, Cavilinga, Cavilucina, Clathrolucina, Divalinga, Ferrocina, Gibbolucina, Hadralucina, Here, Keletistes, Lepilucina, Loripes, Lucina, Lucinella, Luciniola, Lucinisca, Megaxinus, Mesolinga, Nevenulora, Parvilucina, Phacoides, Pleurolucina, Radiolucina, Recurvella, Saxolucina, Scabrilucina, Stewartia, Volupia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Eocene of Panama (1 collection), United States (4: Alabama, Texas)

• Paleocene of Belgium (1), France (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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