Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Alternative combinations: Codakia (Epilucina) californica, Lucina (Codakia) californica, Lucina californica, Phacoides (Callucina) californicus
Belongs to Epilucina according to J. Taylor and E. Glover 2021
See also Addicott and Emerson 1959, Ashley 1895, Chace and Chace 1919, Coan et al. 2000, Emerson and Addicott 1953, Hertlein and Grant 1972, Loel and Corey 1932, Moore 1988, Oldroyd 1925 and Schenck 1945
Sister taxa: Codakia (Epilucina) concentrica, Epilucina cedrensis, Epilucina washingtoniana, Lucina (Epilucina) californica, Lucina (Epilucina) gabrielensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (10 collections), United States (65: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (2: California)
• Pliocene of United States (3: California)
• Miocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 81 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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