†Erycina (Hemilepton) Cossmann 1911 (clam)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Erycinidae
Alternative spelling: Hemilepton
Parent taxon: Erycina according to P. A. Maxwell 1992
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Wienrich 1999
Sister taxa: Erycina (Erycina), Erycina (Pseudopythina), Erycina aequorea, Erycina calvertensis, Erycina catalaunensis, Erycina marylandica, Erycina pliculata, Erycina pruna, Erycina rectilinearis, Erycina regifica, Erycina rickardia, Erycina speciosa, Erycina striatissima, Erycina whitfieldi
Subtaxa: Erycina (Hemilepton) aotea Hemilepton nitidum
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the United Kingdom (4 collections)
• Miocene of France (1), Germany (2), Italy (1)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence