Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Alternative spelling: Ilionia
Synonym: Prolucina Dall 1896
Full reference: E. Billings. 1874. On some new genera and species of Palaeozoic Mollusca. Canadian Naturalist 7:381-396
Parent taxon: Lucinidae according to L. Liljedahl 1992
See also Cox et al. 1969 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Afrolucina, Anodontia, Armimiltha, Austriella, Barbierella, Bretskya, Bulacanites, Cardiolucina, Cavilinga, Chavania, Codakia, Codakiinae, Cryptolucina, Ctena, Dilora, Discoloripes, Discolucina, Divalinga, Divaricella, Divaricellinae, Epicodakia, Falsolucinoma, Ferrocina, Fimbria, Fimbriinae, Funafutia, Gigantocyclus, Gonimyrtea, Graecina, Ilioniinae, Joellina, Lamylucina, Lepidolucina, Lepilucina, Leucosphaera, Liralucina, Lucininae, Lucinoma, Maorithyas, Meganodontia, Megaxinus, Miltha, Milthinae, Milthona, Myrtea, Myrteinae, Myrtina, Nipponothracia, Notomyrtea, Nymphalucina, Palaeolucina, Parvidontia, Parvilucina, Phacoides joannis, Phenacocyclas, Pillucina, Poumea, Pseudomiltha, Pteromyrtea, Radiolucina, Sinbadiella, Solelucina, Superlucina, Tehamatea, Tinalucina, Wallucina
Subtaxa: Ilionia prisca Illionia canadensis
Type: Illionia canadensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Estonia (1 collection), Sweden (3), United States (1: Michigan)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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