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Taxonomy
Lepidolucina was named by Glover and Taylor (2007). It is extant. Its type is Lucina venusta.
It was assigned to Lucinidae by Glover and Taylor (2007).
It was assigned to Lucinidae by Glover and Taylor (2007).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Lepidolucina Glover and Taylor p. 142 |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| E. A. Glover and J. D. Taylor 2007 | Medium sized, subcircular, inflated, sculpture of around 50-60 closely spaced radial ribs, that are wider in the anterior and posterior sectors of the shell, ribs bear closely spaced, dorsally inclined, semicircular or arcuate scales. Hinge with one or two small cardinal teeth
and very small (pimple-like) anterior and posterior lateral teeth. Anterior adductor muscle scar medium-long, detached from pallial line at angle of around 25°. Interior margin of shells serrate with superimposed fi ne denticulations. |