NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 1999

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Lucinidae
  Superfamily - Lucinoidea
  Order - Veneroida
  Subclass - Heterodonta
  Class - Bivalvia
  Phylum - Mollusca
  Superphylum - Lophozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Lucina pectinata
      Species - Lucina radians
      Species - Lucina nassula
      Species - Lucina muricata
      Species - Lucina excavata
      Species - Lucina nuttalli
      Species - Lucina bermudensis
      Species - Lucina keenae
      Species - Lucina fenestrata
      Species - Lucina leucocyma
      Species - Lucina pensylvanica
      Species - Lucina amianta
      Species - Lucina floridana
      Species - Lucina sombrerensis
      Species - Lucina trisulcata