Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Alternative combinations: Codakia (Ctena) orbiculata, Venus orbiculata
Belongs to Ctena according to G. Rosenberg 2005
See also da Silva Forti 1969
Sister taxa: Codakia (Ctena) decussata, Ctena (Ctena), Ctena (Talocodakia), Ctena bella, Ctena galapagana, Ctena prechiquita, Lucina parvilineata, Codakia (Jagonia) vendryesi, Jagonia peruviana, Codakia (Jagonia) guppyi
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Bermuda (7 collections), Brazil (1), Cayman Islands (3), Cuba (1), the Dominican Republic (1), Jamaica (2), Panama (1), United States (3: Florida)
• Pliocene of Venezuela (2)
• Miocene of Venezuela (1)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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