Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Parent taxon: Ctena according to O. Mandic et al. 2002
See also Cox et al. 1969, Hendy et al. 2008, Moore 1988 and Vera-Peláez et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Codakia (Ctena) decussata, Ctena (Talocodakia), Ctena bella, Ctena galapagana, Ctena orbiculata, Ctena prechiquita, Lucina parvilineata, Jagonia peruviana, Codakia (Jagonia) pecten, Codakia (Jagonia) vendryesi, Codakia (Jagonia) guppyi
Subtaxa: Ctena (Ctena) divergens Ctena (Ctena) magnoliana Ctena (Ctena) mexicana Ctena (Ctena) microimbricata Ctena (Ctena) speciosa
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Djibouti (1 collection), Japan (1), Mexico (5), Vanuatu (1)
• Pliocene of Belgium (3), United States (6: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia)
• Miocene of Slovakia (1)
Total: 18 collections including 21 occurrences