Radiolucina: Brief Summary
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Radiolucina is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Lucinidae.
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Shell shape subovate; maximum length: 9.0 mm, maximum height: 8.0 mm; with an average of 13 heavy radial ribs, overlain by thin commarginal lamellae that continue through interspaces, producing a reticulate pattern; posterior end thickened, posterior dorsal area often with low spines; pallial line often discontinuous broken into large and small segments; right valve hinge with two cardinal teeth, left valve hinge with one wide cardinal tooth, one anterior lateral tooth, one posterior lateral tooth.
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- Elizabeth A. R. Garfinkle
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- Garfinkle E (2012) A review of North American Recent Radiolucina (Bivalvia, Lucinidae) with the description of a new species ZooKeys 205: 19–31
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- Elizabeth A. R. Garfinkle
