Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Full reference: S. Kiel, K. A. Campbell, and C. Gaillard. 2010. New and little known mollusks from ancient chemosynthetic environments. Zoootaxa 2390:26-48

Parent taxon: Myrteinae according to S. Kiel 2013

See also Kiel et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Alucinoma, Amanocina, Cubatea, Discomiltha, Elliptiolucina, Elongatolucina, Eulopia, Gardnerella, Lovaralucina, Mesomiltha, Monitilora, Paramyrtea, Perampliata, Prophetilora

Subtaxa: Beauvoisina carinata

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Type: Beauvoisina carinata

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at Montagne de la Taillade, Beauvoisin, cold seep mounds (Jurassic of France)

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