Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Alternative spelling: Eulopia (Notomyrtea)

Parent taxon: Lucinidae according to E. A. Glover and J. D. Taylor 2007

See also Cox et al. 1969, Marwick 1929 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Afrolucina, Anodontia, Armimiltha, Austriella, Barbierella, Bretskya, Bulacanites, Cardiolucina, Cavilinga, Chavania, Codakia, 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, Milthinae, Milthona, Myrtea, Myrteinae, Myrtina, Nipponothracia, Nymphalucina, Parvidontia, Parvilucina, Phenacocyclas, Pillucina, Poumea, Pseudomiltha, Pteromyrtea, Radiolucina, Sinbadiella, Solelucina, Superlucina, Tehamatea, Tinalucina, Wallucina

Subtaxa: Eulopia (Notomyrtea) staminifera Notomyrtea botanica

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Type: Myrtea botanica

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at Pakaurangi Point, Kaipara Harbour (Miocene of New Zealand)

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