Lucinidae

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:family
gptkbp:class gptkb:Bivalvia
gptkbp:commonName lucinids
gptkbp:containsGenus gptkb:Lucina
Anodontia
Callucina
Codakia
Ctena
Divalinga
Epicodakia
Fimbriuculina
Guyanella
Jupiteria
Loripes
Lucinisca
Miltha
Myrtea
Notocina
Parvilucina
Pegophysema
Phacoides
Pillucina
Pleurolucina
Pseudolucinisca
Radiolucina
Troendleina
Vesicomya
Wallucina
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Lamarck
gptkbp:describedYear 1802
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:ecologicalRole bioturbation
gptkbp:economicImportance minor
gptkbp:feedingType chemosymbiotic
gptkbp:fossil Paleozoic to Recent
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:marine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lucinidae
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:notableFeature symbiotic relationship with sulfur-oxidizing bacteria
gptkbp:notableSpecies Anodontia alba
Codakia orbicularis
Lucina pensylvanica
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 400
gptkbp:order gptkb:Lucinida
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Mollusca
gptkbp:shape rounded to oval
gptkbp:shellType white or pale colored
often with concentric sculpture
gptkbp:symbiosisWith chemosynthetic bacteria
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:family
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Lucina
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lucinella
gptkb:Lucinida
gptkb:Adapedonta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8