Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Alternative spelling: Loripes (Keletistes)

Parent taxon: Lucininae according to J. Taylor and E. Glover 2021

Sister taxa: Austriella, Barbierella, Callucinopsis, Cavilinga, Cavilucina, Clathrolucina, Divalinga, Ferrocina, Gibbolucina, Hadralucina, Here, Lepilucina, Loripes, Lucina, Lucinella, Luciniola, Lucinisca, Megaxinus, Mesolinga, Nevenulora, Parvilucina, Phacoides, Plastomiltha, Pleurolucina, Radiolucina, Recurvella, Saxolucina, Scabrilucina, Stewartia, Volupia

Subtaxa: Keletistes aberrans

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Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at Site 34 (Quaternary of Namibia)

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