Tehamatea Kiel 2013 (clam)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Full reference: S. Kiel. 2013. Lucinid bivalves from ancient methane seeps. Journal of Molluscan Studies 79:346-363

Parent taxon: Lucinidae according to A. Kaim et al. 2014

See also Hryniewicz et al. 2014

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, Illionia, 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, Tinalucina, Wallucina

Subtaxa: Tehamatea agirrezabalai Tehamatea ovalis Tehamatea rasmusseni Tehamatea vocontiana

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Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (2 collections), Spain (1), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), United States (1: California)

• Jurassic of United States (1: California)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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