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Lunulicardia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Cardioidea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Order
  
Veneroida

Class
  
Bivalvia

Family
  
Cardiidae

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Acrosterigma, Corculum, Trachycardium, Fragum, Laevicardium

Lunulicardia is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks 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 auricula (Niebuhr in Forsskål, 1775)
  • Lunulicardia hemicardium (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Lunulicardia orlini Mienis, 2009
  • Lunulicardia retusa (Linnaeus, 1767)

    • References

    Lunulicardia Wikipedia
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