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Pseudolucinisca

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Pseudolucinisca was named as a genus. It is extant. Its type is Lucina lacteola.

It was reranked as Callucina (Pseudolucinisca) by Cox et al. (1969).

It was assigned to Callucina by Cox et al. (1969); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Leucosphaerinae by Taylor and Glover (2021).

Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Clapham on 2026-05-18

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Callucina (Pseudolucinisca) Cox et al. p. 494
2002Pseudolucinisca Sepkoski
2021Pseudolucinisca Taylor and Glover p. 105

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyLeucosphaerinaeTaylor and Glover 2011
genusPseudolucinisca

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.

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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia (South Australia) Callucina lacteola (63379)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Callucina lacteola (96708)