Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Full reference: F. L. Gill and C. T. S. Little. 2013. A New Genus of Lucinid Bivalve from Hydrocarbon Seeps. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 58(3):573-578
Parent taxon: Myrteinae according to F. L. Gill and C. T. S. Little 2013
See also Kiel 2013
Sister taxa: Alucinoma, Amanocina, Beauvoisina, Cubatea, Discomiltha, Elliptiolucina, Eulopia, Gardnerella, Lovaralucina, Mesomiltha, Monitilora, Paramyrtea, Perampliata, Prophetilora
Subtaxa: Elongatolucina elassodyseides Elongatolucina peckmanni
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Colombia (2)
• Eocene of United States (2: Washington)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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