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Cryptolucina

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Cryptolucina was named by Saul et al. (1996) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m , T Eo-u]. Its type is Cryptolucina megadyseides.

It was corrected as Crypolucina by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Milthinae by Saul et al. (1996); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lucinidae by Taylor and Glover (2009).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Cryptolucina Saul et al. p. 789
2002Crypolucina Sepkoski
2009Cryptolucina Taylor and Glover p. 95

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusCryptolucina

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Cryptolucina Saul et al. 1996
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Cryptolucina megadyseides Saul et al. 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 125.77000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Greenland C. kuhnpassetensis (55721 55725 55726 55728 55729 55730 55731 55735 55736)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Washington) C. megadyseides (172001)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9USA (Washington) C. megadyseides (205205)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) C. megadyseides (169032 169048)