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Lucinidae
Sign in to saveLucinidae, common name hatchet shells, is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs.
Species
hatchet shells
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderLucinida
- FamilyLucinidae
Lucinidae zijn een familie van tweekleppigen uit de orde Lucinida. Geslachten Afrolucina Cosel, 2006 Afrophysema Taylor & Glover, 2005 Alucinoma Habe, 1958 Barbierella Chavan, 1938 Bathycorbis Iredale, 1930 Bourdotia Dall, 1901 Bythosphaera Taylor & Glover, 2005 Callucina Dall, 1901 Cavilucina Fischer, 1887 Clathrolucina Taylor & Glover, 2013 Dilora Marwick, 1929 † Divalucina Iredale, 1936 Elliptiolucina Cosel & Bouchet, 2008 Eophysema Stewart, 1930 † Epidulcina Cosel & Bouchet, 2008 Falsolucinoma Cosel, 1989 Ferrocina Glover & Taylor, 2007 Gibbolucina Cossmann, 1904 † Gonimyrtea Marwick, 1929 Graecina Cosel, 2006 Here Gabb, 1866 Joellina Cosel, 2006 Jorgenia Taylor & Glover, 2009 Keletistes Oliver, 1986 Lamellolucina Taylor & Glover, 2002 Lamylucina Cosel, 2006 Liralucina Glover & Taylor, 2007 Meganodontia Bouchet & Cosel, 2004 Megaxinus Brugnone, 1880 Mesolinga Chavan, 1951 Miltha H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857 Milthona Marwick, 1931 † Minilucina Cosel & Bouchet, 2008 Myrteopsis Sacco, 1901 Myrtina Glover & Taylor, 2007 Neophysema Taylor & Glover, 2005 Nevenulora Iredale, 1930 Parvidontia Glover & Taylor, 2007 Pleurolucina Da
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5,633
- With media
- 54
- Family
- Lucinidae
- Collections
- LACM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- United States, United Kingdom
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Fossil record
- Symbiosis
- Genera
- References
Lucinidae, common name hatchet shells, is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs.
These bivalves are remarkable for their endosymbiosis with sulphide-oxidizing bacteria.
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