Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Alternative spelling: Crypolucina
Full reference: L. R. Saul, R. L. Squires, and J. L. Goedert. 1996. A new genus of cryptic lucinid? bivalve from Eocene cold seeps and turbidite-influenced mudstone, western Washington. Journal of Paleontology 70(5):788-794
Parent taxon: Lucinidae according to J. D. Taylor and E. A. Glover 2009
See also Saul et al. 1996 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Afrolucina, Anodontia, Armimiltha, Austriella, Bretskya, Bulacanites, Cardiolucina, Cavilinga, Chavania, Codakia, Codakiinae, Ctena, Dilora, Discoloripes, Discolucina, Divalinga, Divaricella, Divaricellinae, Epicodakia, Ezolucina, Falsolucinoma, Ferrocina, Fimbria, Fimbriinae, Funafutia, Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) gyrata, Gigantocyclus, Gonimyrtea, Graecina, Ilionia, Ilioniinae, Indolucina, Joellina, Lamylucina, Lepidolucina, Lepilucina, Leucosphaera, Liralucina, Lucininae, Lucinoma, Maorithyas, Meganodontia, Megaxinus, Milthinae, Milthona, Monitilorinae, Myrtea, Myrteinae, Myrtina, Nipponothracia, Notomyrtea, Nymphalucina, Palaeolucina, Parvidontia, Parvilucina, Phacoides joannis, Phenacocyclas, Pillucina, Poumea, Pseudomiltha, Pteromyrtea, Radiolucina, Sinbadiella, Solelucina, Superlucina, Tehamatea, Tinalucina, Wallucina
Subtaxa: Cryptolucina megadyseides Cryptolucina megayseides
Type: Cryptolucina megadyseides
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: Washington collections)
• Cretaceous of Greenland (9)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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