Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Alternative spelling: Myrtaea (Eulopia)

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

See also Vokes 1980 and Woodring 1925

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

Subtaxa: Eulopia vermiculata Myrtaea (Eulopia) furcata

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Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at Bowden Formation (Woodring 1925, 1928 Checklist) (Pliocene of Jamaica)

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