Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Parent taxon: Lucinidae according to J. D. Taylor and E. A. Glover 2018
Sister taxa: Afrolucina, Anodontia, Armimiltha, Austriella, Bretskya, Bulacanites, Cardiolucina, Cavilinga, Chavania, Codakia, Codakiinae, Cryptolucina, 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, Myrtea, Myrteinae, Myrtina, Nipponothracia, Notomyrtea, Nymphalucina, Palaeolucina, Parvidontia, Parvilucina, Phacoides joannis, Phenacocyclas, Pillucina, Poumea, Pseudomiltha, Pteromyrtea, Radiolucina, Sinbadiella, Solelucina, Superlucina, Tehamatea, Tinalucina, Wallucina
Subtaxa: Monitilora
Type: Monitilora
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Pliocene of India (1 collection)
• Miocene of Australia (2)
• Eocene of Belgium (4), Bulgaria (1), France (3), the United Kingdom (5)
• Paleocene of Belgium (6), Germany (1), Poland (1)
• Cretaceous of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1)
Total: 25 collections including 26 occurrences