Lucinisca cribrarius Say 1824 (clam)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Alternative combinations: Codakia cribraria, Lucina (Lucinisca) cribraria, Lucina cribraria, Phacoides (Lucinisca) cribraria, Phacoides (Lucinisca) cribrarius

Belongs to Lucinisca according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Gardner 1943 and Glenn 1904

Sister taxa: Lucina (Lucinisca) fausta, Lucina (Lucinisca) fluctivaga, Lucina (Lucinisca) menuda, Lucina (Lucinisca) varisculpta, Lucinisca bocasensis, Lucinisca calhounensis, Lucinisca centrifuga, Lucinisca costaricensis, Lucinisca fenestrata, Lucinisca hispaniolana, Lucinisca mirandana, Lucinisca muricata, Lucinisca nassula, Lucinisca nuttalli, Lucinisca protista

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal chemosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Pliocene of United States (8: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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