Volupia Defrance 1829 (clam)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Synonym: Gradilucina Cossmann 1902

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

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, Plastomiltha, Pleurolucina, Radiolucina, Recurvella, Saxolucina, Scabrilucina, Stewartia

Subtaxa: Volupia tabulata

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Type: Lucina tabulata

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Eocene of France (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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