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Taxonomy
Lucina ovum was named by Reeve (1850) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; Indo-Pacific.]. It is extant.
It was recombined as Anodontia (Euanodontia) ovum by Taylor and Glover (2005) and Glover and Taylor (2007).
It was recombined as Anodontia (Euanodontia) ovum by Taylor and Glover (2005) and Glover and Taylor (2007).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1850 | Lucina ovum Reeve figs. pl. 5, fig. 21 |
| 2005 | Anodontia (Euanodontia) ovum Taylor and Glover p. 310 |
| 2007 | Anodontia (Euanodontia) ovum Glover and Taylor p. 114 |
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Anodontia (Euanodontia) ovum Reeve 1850
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| E. A. Glover and J. D. Taylor 2007 | Medium sized, H to 35 mm, L to 39 mm, moderately inflated T/L 0.29, circular in outline H/L 0.92. Colour white. Shell surface with low commarginal growth increments and halts. Umbones small. Lunule short, lanceolate, slightly impressed, slightly asymmetrical, larger in right valve. Hinge short, thin, curved, edentulous. Ligament internal, deeply inset in short nymph. Anterior adductor scar detached from pallial line for about 70% of length at an angle of about 30°. Interior of shell often glossy, sometimes pale yellow inside pallial line and spotted with small, round, translucent scars and occasional radial striations. Pallial line entire, relatively close to shell edge. |