''Pseudolucinisca'' is a genus of
bivalve
Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class (biology), class of aquatic animal, aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed b ...
s in the subfamily
Leucosphaerinae belonging to the family
Lucinidae
Lucinidae, common name hatchet shells, is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs.
These bivalves are remarkable for their endosymbiosis with sulphide-oxidizing bacteria.
Characteristics
The members of this family have a worldwid ...
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[MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pseudolucinisca Chavan, 1959. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456497 on 2022-02-21]
Species
* ''
Pseudolucinisca japonica''
(Habe, 1958)
* ''
Pseudolucinisca kantori''
Glover & J. D. Taylor, 2016
* ''
Pseudolucinisca lacteola''
(Tate, 1897)
* ''
Pseudolucinisca wami''
Glover & J. D. Taylor, 2008
References
* Taylor J. & Glover E. (2021). Biology, evolution and generic review of the chemosymbiotic bivalve family Lucinidae. London: The Ray Society
ublication 182 319 pp.
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Lucinidae
Bivalve genera