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Taxonomy
Bretskya was named by Glover and Taylor (2007). It is extant. Its type is Bretskya scapula.
It was assigned to Lucinidae by Glover and Taylor (2007).
It was assigned to Lucinidae by Glover and Taylor (2007).
Species
B. scapula (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Bretskya Glover and Taylor p. 170 |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| E. A. Glover and J. D. Taylor 2007 | Shells small, thin, elongate, umbones posterior and prominent, outline irregularly ovoid, posterior margin truncate to sinuate. Sculpture of thin, low, irregularly spaced, commarginal lamellae and growth increments, shell surface often distorted. Ligament large, inset on elongate resilifer. Hinge with two small cardinal teeth in left valve and one in right valve. Anterior adductor scar short, detached from pallial line for about 1/3 of length. Interior margin smooth. |