Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Alternative spelling: Megaxinus (Pteromyrtea)
Parent taxon: Lucinidae according to A. G. Beu 2006
See also Beu et al. 1990, Cox et al. 1969 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, Phenacocyclas, Pillucina, Poumea, Pseudomiltha, Radiolucina, Sinbadiella, Solelucina, Superlucina, Tehamatea, Tinalucina, Wallucina
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (14 collections), New Zealand (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
• Oligocene of Argentina (2), New Zealand (3)
• Paleocene of Argentina (64), New Zealand (7)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (10)
Total: 102 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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