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Bivalvia Veneroida Lucinidae
Lucinidae Fleming, 1828
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Included taxa
Gonimyrtea
Epikodakia
Unplaced
Codakia Scopoli, 1777
Loripes Poli, 1791
Lucina Bruguiere, 1797
Anodontia Link, 1807
Myrtea Turton, 1822
Ctena Mörch, 1861
Megaxinus Brugnone, 1880
Divaricella Martens, 1880
Austriella Tenison-Woods, 1881
Loripinus Montersato, 1884
Cavilucina Adams, 1871
Phlyctiderma Dall, 1899
Cardiolucina Sacco, 1901
Lucinoma Dall, 1901
Bourdotia Dall, 1901
Callucina Dall, 1901
Pillucina Pilsbry, 1921
Notomyrtea Iredale, 1924
Epicodakia Iredale, 1930
Nevenulora Iredale, 1930
Wallucina Iredale, 1930
Monitilora Iredale, 1930
Saltocuna Iredale, 1936
Divalucina Iredale, 1936
Barbierella Chavan, 1938
Divalinga Chavan, 1951
Mesolinga Chavan, 1951
Rasta Taylor & Glover, 2000
Chavania Glover & Taylor, 2001
Funafutia Glover & Taylor, 2001
Lamellolucina Taylor & Glover, 2002
Plicolucina Glover, Taylor & Slack-Smith, 2003
Common Name
Platter Shells p.308 Allan, J. 1950.
Saucer Shells p.308 Allan, J. 1950.
Keywords
feeding mode: chemosymbiotic
habit: burrowing, infaunal
References
Boss, K.J. 1969. Phylogeny
Cotton, B.C. 1961. p.210 [ genera of the family Lucinidae
] Key
Kay, E.A. 1979. p.541 General reference
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.42 General reference
Satyamurti, S.T. 1952. p.74 [ genera of the family Lucinidae
] Key
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Lucinoidea
Lucinidae Fleming, 1828
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16513) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-02-07.