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: Armimiltha, Bretskya, Bulacanites, Cardiolucina, Chavania, Codakiinae, Cryptolucina, Dilora, Discoloripes, Discolucina, Divaricella, Divaricellinae, 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, Nymphalucina, Palaeolucina, Parvidontia, Pegophyseminae, Phacoides joannis, Phenacocyclas, Pillucina, Poumea, Pseudomiltha, Pteromyrtea, 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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