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Lucinella

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Lucinella was named by di Monterosato (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Divaricellinae by Cox et al. (1969); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lucinidae by Schneider et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Lucinella di Monterosato
1969Lucinella Cox et al. p. 506
2002Lucinella Sepkoski
2005Lucinella Schneider et al. p. 114

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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
subfamilyDivaricellinaeGilbert 1967
genusLucinelladi Monterosato 1883

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.

G. Lucinella di Monterosato 1883
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Lucinella divaricata Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Lucina commutata Philippi 1836 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 27.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Austria L. divaricata (77735)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Germany L. divaricata (171410)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58United Kingdom (England) Loripes divaricata (84759)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Italy (Livorno) L. divaricata (173663)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Loripes divaricata (84833)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands L. divaricata (98199 98201 98205)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal (Azores) L. divaricata (89618 128470)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Türkiye L. divaricata (78332 78333)