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Taxonomy
Lucina choctavensis was named by Meyer (1886) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Oligocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. Its type specimen is USNM 644600, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.
It was synonymized subjectively with Myrtaea (Myrtaea) curta by Dall (1903); it was recombined as Lucina (Callucina) choctavensis by Bretsky (1976) and Dockery (1982).
It was synonymized subjectively with Myrtaea (Myrtaea) curta by Dall (1903); it was recombined as Lucina (Callucina) choctavensis by Bretsky (1976) and Dockery (1982).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Callucina olea, L. arenacea, L. bellona, L. chatfieldana, L. corbisoides, L. cutleri, L. frugalis, L. glebula, L. hasei, L. laevis, L. landanensis, L. leufuensis, L. limbata, L. masylaea, L. obliqua, L. prorrecta, L. ripleyana, L. seclusa, L. sesostridis, L. subporrecta, L. subprorecta, L. taffana, L. tenera, L. thebaica, L. kadievi, L. pectinata, L. micraulax
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1886 | Lucina choctavensis Meyer p. 80 |
| 1976 | Lucina (Callucina) choctavensis Bretsky p. 235 |
| 1982 | Lucina (Callucina) choctavensis Dockery p. 55 |
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†Lucina (Callucina) choctavensis Meyer 1886
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available