Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Parent taxon: Lucininae according to J. Taylor and E. Glover 2021
See also Todd 2001
Sister taxa: Austriella, Barbierella, Callucinopsis, Cavilinga, Cavilucina, Clathrolucina, Divalinga, Ferrocina, Gibbolucina, Hadralucina, Here, Keletistes, Lepilucina, Loripes, Lucina, Lucinella, Luciniola, Lucinisca, Megaxinus, Mesolinga, Nevenulora, Parvilucina, Phacoides, Plastomiltha, Pleurolucina, Recurvella, Saxolucina, Scabrilucina, Stewartia, Volupia
Subtaxa: Radiolucina amianta Radiolucina cancellaris
Type: Phacoides (Bellucina) amiantus
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Panama (1 collection), United States (16: Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ecuador (1)
• Pliocene of United States (2: South Carolina)
• Miocene of Panama (1)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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