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Taxonomy
Lamylucina was named by von Cosel (2006) [Shells small, up to 20 mm, subcircular to circular, very compressed. Beaks small, almost median or slightly in front of the vertical midline. Surface with fine, more or less widely spaced to contiguous commarginal ridges or lamellae, some of them becoming more or less lamellate on the antero- and postero-dorsal margin. Posterior area delimited by a shallow radial depression. Lunule very short and broad, escutcheon very long and narrow. Inner margin smooth. Hinge with one small cardinal tooth in the right valve and two in the left valve, often very weak to almost obsolete. no lateral teeth. Ventral prolongation of the anterior adductor scar rather long but small and narrow.]. It is extant. Its type is Lamylucina gaini.
It was assigned to Lucinidae by von Cosel (2006).
It was assigned to Lucinidae by von Cosel (2006).
Species
L. gaini (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2006 | Lamylucina von Cosel p. 807 |
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available