''Lunulicardia'' is a
genus of saltwater clams,
marine
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bivalve
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mollusc
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s in the family
Cardiidae, the cockles. Fossils species in this genus are present in the
Pliocene deposits of
Indonesia and the
Miocene deposits of
Russia.
Species
Species within the genus ''Lunulicardia'' include:
*''
Lunulicardia hemicardium''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
*''
Lunulicardia orlini''
Mienis, 2009
*''
Lunulicardia retusa''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''
Lunulicardia tumorifera''
(Lamarck, 1819)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Lunulicardia auricula''
(Niebuhr in Forsskål, 1775): synonym of ''Lunulicardia retusa auricula''
(Niebuhr, 1775)
* ''Lunulicardia hemicardia''
ic synonym of ''Lunulicardia hemicardium''
(Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
* ''Lunulicardia subretusa''
Sowerby: synonym of ''Lunulicardia retusa''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
References
External links
Gray, J. E. (1853). A revision of the genera of some of the families of Conchifera or bivalve shells. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (2) 11: 33-44, 398-402Spengler, L. (1799). Over det toskallede Slægt, Hiertemuslingen, Cardium Linnéi. Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet, Kiøbenhavn. 5(1): 1-60, pl. 1.Bayle E. (1879). Liste rectificative de quelques noms de genres. Journal de Conchyliologie. 27(1): 34-35Paleobiology DatabaseSepkoski's Online Genus DatabaseWoRMSEncyclopaedia of Life
Cardiidae
Bivalve genera
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