Callucinopsis Chavan 1959 (clam)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Alternative spelling: Callucina (Callucinopsis)

Parent taxon: Lucininae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Cox et al. 1969 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Callucina, Cavilucina, Epilucina, Hadralucina, Here, Linga, Loripes, Lucina, Luciniola, Mesolinga, Nevenulora, Phacoides, Plastomiltha, Recurvella, Saxolucina, Stewartia, Volupia

Subtaxa: Callucinopsis dalmiana

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Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Belgium (1 collection)

• Cretaceous of India (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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