Lucinella divaricata
Species of marine bivalve mollusc / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lucinella divaricata, the divaricate lucine, is a small marine bivalve mollusc of the family Lucinidae found in the north eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Its fossils are known from Cenozoic deposits all over Europe.[1] Chemoautotrophic bacteria in their gills enable them to survive well in substrates rich in hydrogen sulfide.[2]
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Lucinella divaricata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Lucinida |
Family: | Lucinidae |
Genus: | Lucinella |
Species: | L. divaricata |
Binomial name | |
Lucinella divaricata (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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