Pleurolucina leucocyma

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Pleurolucina leucocyma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Lucinida
Superfamily: Lucinoidea
Family: Lucinidae
Genus: Pleurolucina
Species:
P. leucocyma
Binomial name
Pleurolucina leucocyma
(Dall, 1886)
Synonyms

Lucina leucocymaDall, 1886 (original combination)

Pleurolucina leucocyma, or the saw-toothed pen shell, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the subfamily Lucininae of the family Lucinidae. [1]

The updated location of this species is now confirmed only to be found in marine areas surrounding Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. Pleurolucina leucocyma's location is commonly confused with its sister species Pleurolucina harperae, which is found in the Caribbean.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. "Pleurolucina leucocyma (Dall, 1886)". Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on May 18, 2021