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Radiolucina

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Radiolucina was named by Britton (1972). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lucinidae by Todd (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Radiolucina Britton
2001Radiolucina Todd

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusRadiolucinaBritton 1972

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. Radiolucina Britton 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: chemosymbioticg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, DC according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-09 14:01:15
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:03:06
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Holocene or 13.82000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Panama (Bocas del Toro) R. sp. (135818)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) R. tuomeyi (60939)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) R. tuomeyi (60940)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Ecuador (Manabi) Lucina cancellaris (51878)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) R. amianta (79787) R. arrionta (79786)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) R. amianta (80053) R. aminata (80083)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) R. arrionta (80046)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Lucina amiantus (66758 66760) R. amianta (79705 79706 79707)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) R. amianta (69085 69087 96538) R. arrionta (69034)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Lucina amiantus (66742)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Panama (Panama) R. cancellaris (160395)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Linga amiantis (92776)