Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Parent taxon: Lucinidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Cox et al. 1969, Moore 1988, Saul et al. 1996, Squires 1984, Squires 1987 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Afrolucina, Anodontia, Armimiltha, Austriella, Barbierella, Bretskya, Bulacanites, Cardiolucina, Cavilinga, Chavania, Codakia, Codakiinae, Cryptolucina, Ctena, Dilora, Discoloripes, Discolucina, Divalinga, Divaricella, Divaricellinae, Epicodakia, Falsolucinoma, Ferrocina, Fimbria, Fimbriinae, Funafutia, Gigantocyclus, Gonimyrtea, Graecina, Ilioniinae, Illionia, Joellina, Lamylucina, Lepidolucina, Lepilucina, Leucosphaera, Liralucina, Lucininae, Lucinoma, Maorithyas, Meganodontia, Megaxinus, Miltha, 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: Cavatidens Claibornites Eamesiella Eophysema Gibbolucina Jagolucina Milthoidea Myrtucina Pterolucina
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections)
• Miocene of Australia (1), Austria (1), Bulgaria (1), United States (6: Florida)
• Oligocene of Germany (1), Pakistan (2), Peru (1)
• Eocene of Belgium (4), Bulgaria (5), France (3), Italy (1), Japan (3), Mexico (1), Peru (3), the Russian Federation (3), the United Kingdom (3), United States (72: Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas)
• Paleocene of Argentina (6), Australia (2), Belgium (1), Bulgaria (2), United States (15: California, Texas)
• Cretaceous of Iran (1), United States (2: South Dakota, Texas)
Total: 142 collections including 151 occurrences