†subfamily Divaricellinae Gilbert 1967 (clam)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Parent taxon: Lucinidae according to E. J. Moore 1988

See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Cox et al. 1969, Dockery 1982, Vokes 1980 and Woodring 1982

Sister taxa: Armimiltha, Bretskya, Bulacanites, Cardiolucina, Chavania, Codakiinae, Cryptolucina, Dilora, Discoloripes, Discolucina, Divaricella, Epicodakia, Ezolucina, Falsolucinoma, Fimbria, Fimbriinae, Funafutia, Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) gyrata, Gigantocyclus, Gonimyrtea, Graecina, Ilionia, Ilioniinae, Indolucina, Joellina, Lamylucina, Lepidolucina, Leucosphaera, Leucosphaerinae, Liralucina, Lucininae, Maorithyas, Matanziella, Meganodontia, Microloripes, Milthinae, Milthona, Monitilorinae, Myrteinae, Nipponothracia, Notomyrtea, Nymphalucina, Palaeolucina, Parvidontia, Pegophyseminae, Phacoides joannis, Phenacocyclas, Pillucina, Poumea, Pseudomiltha, Pteromyrtea, Sinbadiella, Solelucina, Superlucina, Tehamatea, Tinalucina, Wallucina

Subtaxa: Boeuvia Bourdotia Eodivaricella Paralucinella Pompholigina Viaderella

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Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Belgium (2 collections), Bulgaria (1), France (30)

• Eocene of Bulgaria (1), France (2), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 37 collections each including a single occurrence

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