Bivalvia: Order Lucinida (Saltwater Clams)

Family: Lucinidae

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Afrolucina lens
Afrophysema eutornus
Alucinoma alis
Anodontia edentula 
Austriella corrugata
Barbierella scitula
Bathyaustriella thionipta
Bathycorbis despecta 
Bourdotia pulchella
Bretskya scapula 
Bythosphaera watsoni
Callucina keenae
Cardiolucina quadrata
Cavatidens bullula
Cavilinga trisulcata
Cavilucina fieldingi
Chavania erythraea
Clathrolucina costata
Codakia distinguenda
Cryptophysema vesicula
Ctena decussata
Discolucina solomonensis
Divalinga bardwelli
Divalucina cumingi
Divaricella huttoniana
Dulcina karubari 
Easmithia bractea
Elliptiolucina labeyriei
Epicodakia minima
Epidulcina delphinae
Epilucina californica 
Euanodontia ovum
Eulopia sagrinata
Falsolucinoma leloeuffi
Ferrocina multiradiata 
Fimbria fimbriata
Funafutia crosseana 
Gibbolucina incomposita
Gloverina rectangularis
Gonimyrtea concinna
Graecina colombiensis
Guyanella clenchi 
Here excavata
Indoaustriella lamprelli
Jallenia inanis
Joellina dosiniformis
Jorgenia luteophila
Keletistes rhizoecus
Lamellolucina pilbara
Lamylucina gaini
Lepidolucina belepia 
Leucosphaera philippinensis
Liralucina approximata
Loripes lucinalis 
Loripinus fragilis
Lucina adansoni 
Lucinella divaricata
Lucinisca centrifuga
Lucinoma asapheus
Meganodontia acetabulum 
Megaxinus arabicus
Miltha childrenae
Minilucina coriolis
Monitilora adelaideana
Myrtea amorpha
Myrtina reflexa 
Neophysema aphanes
Nevenulora inornata
Notomyrtea paupera 
Opalocina fosteri
Parvidontia laevis
Parvilucina crenella
Pegophysema philippiana
Phacoides pectinatus
Pillucina denticula
Pleurolucina hendersoni
Plicolucina flabellata 
Pompholigina gibba
Poumea coselia 
Prophetilora simplex
Pseudomitltha gigantea
Radiolucina amianta
Rasta lamyi
Retrolucina voorhoevei
Rostrilucina garuda
Scabrilucina victorialis 
Semelilucina semeliformis
Solelucina koumacia 
Stewartia floridana 
Taylorina solomonensis
Tellidorella cristulata
Tinalucina aequatorialis
Troendleina musculator
Wallucina fijiensis

Family: Thyasiridae (Cleft Clams)

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Adontorhina similis
Ascetoaxinus ovoideus
Axinodon redondoensis
Axinopsida orbiculata
Axinulus croulinensis
Axinus grandis
Channelaxinus excavatus
Conchocele bisecta
Genaxinus eumyarius
Leptaxinus exintermedius
Maorithyas marama
Mendicula ferruginosa 
Ochetoctena tomas
Parathyasira dearborni 
Philis kanamarui
Prothyasira peroniana
Rhacothyas kolgae
Spinaxinus sentosus
Thyasira alleni

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