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Leucosphaerinae

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Leucosphaerinae was named by Taylor and Glover (2011). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lucinidae by Taylor and Glover (2021).

Entered
by M. Clapham on 2026-05-18; modified by M. Clapham on 2026-05-18

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Leucosphaerinae Taylor and Glover
2021Leucosphaerinae Taylor and Glover p. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyLeucosphaerinaeTaylor and Glover 2011
subfamilyLeucosphaerinaeTaylor and Glover 2011

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Leucosphaerinae Taylor and Glover 2011
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G. Afrolucina von Cosel 2006
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Afrolucina discontinua von Cosel 2006
G. Anodontia Link 1807
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Subg. †Anodontia (Afranodontia) Adegoke 1977
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Subg. †Anodontia (Anodontia) Link 1807
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Anodontia (Anodontia) inflata Wagner and Schilling 1923
Subg. Anodontia (Cavatidens) Iredale 1930
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Subg. Anodontia (Cryptophysema) Taylor and Glover 2005
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Subg. Anodontia (Euanodontia) Taylor and Glover 2005
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Subg. Anodontia (Loripinus) Monterosato 1883
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Subg. Loripinus (Eophysema) Stewart 1930
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Anodontia alba Link 1807
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Invalid names: Lucina chrysostoma Philippi 1845 [synonym]
Anodontia bulla Gabb 1873
Anodontia goliath Yokoyama 1928
Anodontia maxima Martin 1883
Anodontia mioinflata Kiel et al. 2018
Anodontia spherica Dall and Ochsner 1928
G. Callucina Dall 1901
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Callucina balcombica Cossmann 1912
Callucina duplicate Chavan 1971
Callucina glauca Rossi de Garcia and Levy 1959
Callucina keenae Chavan 1971
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Invalid names: Lucina radians Conrad 1841 [replaced]
G. Myrtina Glover and Taylor 2007
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Myrtina droueti Nyst 1861
Myrtina limoniana Dall 1903
Myrtina meneghinii De Stefani and Pantanelli 1878
Myrtina porcata Glover and Taylor 2007
Myrtina scopularis Casey 1903
Myrtina submichelotti Sacco 1901
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Invalid names: Phacoides submichelottii Sacco 1934 [synonym]
Myrtina vicksburgensis Casey 1903
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available