Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Alternative spelling: Illionia
Synonym: Prolucina Dall 1896
Full reference: E. Billings. 1874. On some new genera and species of Palaeozoic Mollusca. Canadian Naturalist 7:381-396
Parent taxon: Lucinidae according to L. Liljedahl 1992
See also Cox et al. 1969, Novack-Gottshall 2025 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Afrolucina, Anodontia, Armimiltha, Austriella, Bretskya, Bulacanites, Cardiolucina, Cavilinga, Chavania, Codakia, Codakiinae, Cryptolucina, Ctena, Dilora, Discoloripes, Discolucina, Divalinga, Divaricella, Divaricellinae, Epicodakia, Ezolucina, Falsolucinoma, Ferrocina, Fimbria, Fimbriinae, Funafutia, Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) gyrata, Gigantocyclus, Gonimyrtea, Graecina, Ilioniinae, Indolucina, Joellina, Lamylucina, Lepidolucina, Lepilucina, Leucosphaera, Liralucina, Lucininae, Lucinoma, Maorithyas, Meganodontia, Megaxinus, Milthinae, Milthona, Monitilorinae, Myrtea, Myrteinae, Myrtina, Nipponothracia, Notomyrtea, Nymphalucina, Palaeolucina, Parvidontia, Parvilucina, Phacoides joannis, Phenacocyclas, Pillucina, Poumea, Pseudomiltha, Pteromyrtea, Radiolucina, Sinbadiella, Solelucina, Superlucina, Tehamatea, Tinalucina, Wallucina
Subtaxa: Ilionia canadensis Ilionia prisca
Type: Illionia canadensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Estonia (1 collection), Sweden (3), United States (1: Michigan)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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