Cardiolucina Sacco, 1901

Glover, Emily A. & Taylor, John D., 2007, Diversity of chemosymbiotic bivalves on coral reefs: Lucinidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) of New Caledonia and Lifou, Zoosystema 29 (1), pp. 109-181 : 156

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5392295
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5468571
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scientific name	Cardiolucina Sacco, 1901
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Genus Cardiolucina Sacco, 1901 View in CoL

Cardiolucina Sacco, 1901 (June) View in CoL : 89.

Bellucina Dall, 1901 (August): 806.

TYPE SPECIES. — Cardium agassizi Michelotti, 1839 (original designation).

DIAGNOSIS. — Shells small (H to 14 mm), subcircular, moderately inflated to subspheroidal. Sculpture of radial ribs crossed by commarginal lamellae, that are often fluted. Lunule heart-shaped, often deeply impressed. Hinge plate thick, 2 cardinal teeth and single anterior and posterior lateral teeth in each valve. Ligament external, short. Anterior adductor scar short, slightly detached from pallial line. Ventral margin crenulate.