Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Full reference: M. Hautmann and A. Nützel. 2005. First record of a heterodont bivalve (Mollusca) from the Early Triassic: palaeoecological significance and implications for the ‘Lazarus Problem’. Palaeontology 48(6):1131-1138
Parent taxon: Lucinidae according to M. Hautmann and A. Nützel 2005
See also Ros-Franch et al. 2014
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, Notomyrtea, Nymphalucina, Palaeolucina, Parvidontia, Pegophyseminae, Phacoides joannis, Phenacocyclas, Pillucina, Poumea, Pseudomiltha, Pteromyrtea, Solelucina, Superlucina, Tehamatea, Tinalucina, Wallucina
Subtaxa: Sinbadiella pygmaea
Type: Sinbadiella pygmaea
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (4: Utah collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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